Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, Third Edition (Exam 220-701) (Mike Meyers' Computer Skills) - Softcover

Meyers, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071738738 ISBN 13: 9780071738736

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne, 2010

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

About this title

Product Description:

Practice the IT skills essential for your success. Written by the number 1 name in CompTIA A+ certification training and updated for the new 2009 exam, this lab manual challenges you to solve real-world problems by applying the concepts learned in Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials Third Edition". Filled with more than 40 labs the book features clear measurable lab objectives that map to certification exam objectives for the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam. "Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials Lab Manual Third Edition" features: 40+ lab exercises that challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies; step-by-step scenarios that require you to think critically; lab analysis tests that measure your understanding of lab results; and key term quizzes to help build your vocabulary. This title offers complete coverage of all the topics on CompTIA A+ exam 220-701 including: The Path of the PC Tech; Operational Procedures; The Visible PC; Understanding Windows; Learning CPUs; Learning RAM; Learning BIOS and CMOS; Learning Expansion Bus; Learning Motherboards; Learning PC Power; Learning PC Storage; Installing Windows; Securing Windows - Basics; Maintaining Windows - Basics; Learning Input/Output; Learning Video and Multimedia; Learning Portable Computing; Learning Printing; Learning Local Area Networking; Learning Wireless; Learning the Internet; Learning to Secure Your Computer; and Troubleshooting Theory."

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071738738
• ISBN 13: 9780071738736
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 768