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Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career
Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.
Learn how to: Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC componentsInstall, partition, and format hard drivesInstall, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows VistaTroubleshoot PCs and implement security measuresInstall video and multimedia cardsWork with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologiesManage printers and connect to networks and the InternetUnderstand safety and environmental issuesEstablish good communications skills and adhere to privacy policies
The CD-ROM features: Practice exams for 701 & 702600+ chapter review questionsNew video introduction to CompTIA A+One-hour video training segmentMike's favorite PC tools and utilitiesSearchable e-book
Each chapter includes: Learning objectivesFull-color photographs and illustrationsReal-world examplesTry This and Cross Check exercisesTech tips, notes, and warningsEnd-of-chapter quizzes and lab projectsMike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, and the bestselling author of seven editions of CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guide. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.
Synopsis
Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, youll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.
Learn how to:
- Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Install, partition, and format hard drives
- Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
- Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures
- Install video and multimedia cards
- Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies
- Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet
- Understand safety and environmental issues
- Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies
The CD-ROM features
- Four complete practice exams
- New video introduction to CompTIA A+
- Video training segment
- Mikes favorite PC tools and utilities
- E-book
Each chapter includes:
- Learning objectives
- Full-color hotographs and illustrations
- Real-world examples
- Try This! and Cross Check exercises
- Tech tips, notes, and warnings
- End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
About the Author
Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ is the industrys leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA. Mike is the author of six editions of the bestselling A+ certification book on the market, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The Path of the PC Tech;
Chapter 2. Operational Procedures;
Chapter 3. The Visible PC;
Chapter 4. Understanding Windows;
Chapter 5. Microprocessors;
Chapter 6. RAM;
Chapter 7. BIOS and CMOS;
Chapter 8. Expansion Bus;
Chapter 9. Motherboards;
Chapter 10. Power Supplies;
Chapter 11. Hard Drive Technologies;
Chapter 12. Implementing Hard Drives;
Chapter 13. Removable Media;
Chapter 14. Installing and Upgrading Windows;
Chapter 15. Working with the Command Line Interface;
Chapter 16. Securing Windows Resources;
Chapter 17. Maintaining and Troubleshooting Windows;
Chapter 18. Input/Output;
Chapter 19. Video;
Chapter 20. Multimedia;
Chapter 21. Portable Computing;
Chapter 22. Printers;
Chapter 23. Local Area Networking;
Chapter 24. Wireless Networking;
Chapter 25. The Internet;
Chapter 26. Securing Computers;
Chapter 27. The Complete PC Technician