A+ Guide to Software - Hardcover

Andrews, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1285457811 ISBN 13: 9781285457819

Publisher: Course Technology Ptr, 2012

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This step-by-step, highly visual text provides a comprehensive introduction to managing and maintaining computer hardware and software. Written by best-selling author and educator Jean Andrews, A+ Guide to Software, Ninth Edition closely integrates the CompTIA A+ Exam objectives to prepare students for the 220-902 certification exam. The new Ninth Edition also features extensive updates to reflect current technology, techniques, and industry standards in the dynamic, fast-paced field of PC repair and information technology. Each chapter covers both core concepts and advanced topics, organizing material to facilitate practical application and encourage students to learn by doing. The new edition features more coverage of security, virtualization, new coverage of cloud computing, Linux and Mac OS, and increased emphasis on mobile devices. Supported by a wide range of supplemental resources to enhance learning with Lab Manuals, CourseNotes, online labs and the optional MindTap that includes labs, certification test prep and interactive exercises and activities, this proven text offers students an ideal way to prepare for success as a professional IT support technician.

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1. Introduction to Windows Operating Systems. 2. Installing Windows. 3. Maintaining Windows. 4. Optimizing Windows. 5. Troubleshooting Windows and Applications. 6. Troubleshooting Windows Startup. 7. Connecting to and Setting up a Network. 8. Windows Resources on a Network. 9. Security Strategies. 10. Mobile Devices and Client-side Virtualization. Appendix A: History of Operating Systems. Appendix B: Windows Vista. Appendix C: Windows XP. Appendix D: Creating a Standard Image. Appendix E: Keystroke Shortcuts in Windows. Appendix F: CompTIA A+ Acronyms. Appendix G: Entry Points for Startup Processes.

About the Author

Jean Andrews has more than 30 years of experience in the computer industry, including more than 13 years in the college classroom. She has worked in a variety of businesses designing, writing, and supporting application software; managing a PC repair help desk; and troubleshooting wide area networks. She has written numerous books on software, hardware, and the Internet, including the bestselling A+ GUIDE TO MANAGING AND MAINTAINING YOUR PC, 8th Edition, and A+ GUIDE TO HARDWARE: MANAGING, MAINTAINING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, Sixth Edition. She lives in north Georgia.

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