Publisher's 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+ 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
