Mike Meyers' A+ Guide: Essentials (Exam 220-601) - Softcover

Meyers, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072263520 ISBN 13: 9780072263527

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Synopsis

Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Mike Meyers, the leading authority on CompTIA A+ training and certification, has helped hundreds of thousands of people master the skills covered on the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam--and now he can help you, too. Completely updated for the new CompTIA A+ standards, Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+® Guide: Essentials will help you pass CompTIA A+ exam 220-601 and become an expert hardware technician. 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:

• CPUs and RAM
• CMOS and BIOS settings
• Expansion bus
• Motherboards
• Power supplies
• Hard drives
• Removable media
• Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
• Input/output ports
• Video cards
• Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
• Printers
• Networks
• Security

The CD-ROM Features:

• Two full practice exams covering the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam
• One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key CompTIA A+ topics
• Electronic copy of the book
• Complete exam objective map
• List of official CompTIA A+ acronyms
• Useful tools and utilities for PC technicians

Each Chapter Includes:

• Learning objectives
• 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

Synopsis:

This book is from Mike Meyers - a leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification training. Completely updated for the 2006 CompTIA A+ Essentials exam, "Mike Meyers' A+ Guide to PC Essentials, Second Edition" is designed to teach foundational A+ IT technician skills in an easy-to-understand way that will prepare you for an IT career. The textbook offers helpful tips throughout, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. This comprehensive guide will help you achieve your first step to A+ certification and put you on the path to becoming an expert IT technician. 100 per cent of all the objectives on exam 220-601 are covered in detail. The CD-ROM features hundreds of mock exam questions, Mike Meyers' favorite tools and utilities for PC technicians, and one hour of video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key A+ topics.

About the Author:

Michael Meyers, MCP, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ (Houston, TX), is one of the industry's leading authorities on CompTIA certification. He is the president and founder and Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations including IBM, Lucent Technologies, GE, the FBI, the FAA and the United Nations. Mike is the best-selling author of the A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0072263520
• ISBN 13: 9780072263527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 752