Overview
Main description
Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success
- 115+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
- Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
- Lab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab results
- Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary
In this lab manual, you'll practice
- Working with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Installing, partitioning, and formatting hard drives
- Installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
- Troubleshooting PCs and implementing security measures
- Installing video and multimedia cards
- Working with portable PCs, smartphones, PDAs, and wireless technologies
- Managing printers and connecting to networks and the Internet
- Understanding safety and environmental issues
- Establishing good communication skills and adhering to privacy policies
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.
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 Configuring 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;Index
Author comments
Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ is the industry’s 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.
