Synopses & Reviews
Get the hands-on experience you need to train for the field of PC Repair with 80 complete labs that follow topics in "Enhanced A+ Guideto Managing and Maintaining Your PC, Third Edition." With the addition of 20 new labs covering Windows 2000, Linux and more, this valuable tool merges tutorial and lab experiences for maximum understanding in a dynamic environment.
Synopsis
This Lab Manual is designed to accompany any of the A+ Guides and provides additional hands-on practice need to succeed in industry. This Lab Manual is also an excellent resource to use to prepare for CompTIA's 2003 A+ certification exams.
About the Author
Jean Andrews has more than 30 years of experience in the computer industry, including more than 13 years in the college classroom. She has worked in a variety of businesses and corporations designing, writing, and supporting application software; managing a PC repair help desk; and troubleshooting wide area networks. She has written numerous books on software, hardware, and the Internet, including the bestselling A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC, A+ Guide to Hardware: Managing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting, and A+ Guide to Software: Managing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting. Jean lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Table of Contents
1. Introducing Hardware 2. How an Operating System Works with Hardware and Other Software 3. Understanding the Boot Process and MS-DOS Mode 4. Electricity and Power Supplies 5. The Motherboard 6. Managing Memory 7. Floppy Drives 8. Understanding and Installing Hard Drives 9. Optimizing and Protecting Hard Drives 10. Supporting I/O Devices 11. Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage 12. Supporting Windows 9x 13. Understanding and Installing Windows 2000 and Windows NT 14. Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows 2000 15. Installing and Using Windows XP 16. Supporting and Troubleshooting Windows XP 17. Communicating over Phone Lines 18. PCs on a Network 19. PCs on the Internet 20. Notebooks and PDAs 21. Supporting Printers 22. All About SCSI 23. Purchasing or Upgrading a PC 24. Troubleshooting and Maintenance Fundamentals