Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials Lab Manual, Third Edition (Exam 220-701)

Overview

Main description

Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

• 70+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
• Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
• Lab analyses tests measure your understanding of lab results
• Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary

Practice working with:

• Operational procedures
• CPUs and RAM
• CMOS and BIOS settings
• The expansion bus
• Motherboards
• Power supplies
• Hard drives
• Removable media
• Input/output ports
• Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
• Video cards
• Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
• Printers
• Networks
• Security
• Troubleshooting techniques

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. 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/Output; Chapter 13. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 14. Learning Portable 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; Index

Author comments

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training. 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.