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+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, 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 hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Covers all CompTIA A+ Essentials exam topics, including: Operational procedure CPUs and RAM CMO's and BIOS settings Expansion bus Motherboards Power supplies Hard drives Removable media Windows 2000, Windows XP, and WIndows Vista Input/output ports Video cards Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Printers Networks Security Troubleshooting The CD-ROM features: Practice exam for 220-701 400+ chapter review questions New video introduction to CompTIA A+ One-hour video training segment Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities Searchable e-book Each chapter includes: Learning objectives Full-color photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
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+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, 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 hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Covers all CompTIA A+ Essentials exam topics, including: Operational procedure CPUs and RAM CMO's and BIOS settings Expansion bus Motherboards Power supplies Hard drives Removable media Windows 2000, Windows XP, and WIndows Vista Input/output ports Video cards Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Printers Networks Security Troubleshooting The CD-ROM features: Practice exam for 220-701 400+ chapter review questions New video introduction to CompTIA A+ One-hour video training segment Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities Searchable e-book Each chapter includes: Learning objectives Full-color photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
Chapter 1. The Path of the PC Tech; Chapter 2. Operational Procedures; Chapter 3. The Visible PC; Chapter 4. Understanding Windows; Chapter 5. Learning CPUs; Chapter 6. Learning RAM; Chapter 7. Learning Motherboards; Chapter 8. Learning PC Power; Chapter 9. Hard Drive Technologies;Chapter 10. Removable Media; Chapter 11. Installing and Upgrading Windows; Chapter 12. Learning Input/OutputChapter 13. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 14. Learning Potable Computing; Chapter 15. Learning Printing; Chapter 16. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 17. Learning Wireless; Chapter 18. Learning the Internet; Chapter 19. Learning Computer Security; Chapter 20. The Complete PC Technician; Appendix A. Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Essentials Objectives; Appendix B. About the CD; Glossary; Index Chapter 10. Learning Input/Output; Chapter 11. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 12. Learning Portable Computing; Chapter 13. Learning Printing; Chapter 14. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 15. Learning Wireless; Chapter 16. Learning the Internet; Chapter 17. The Complete PC Technician
Mike 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.
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