Description
Book SynopsisFully Updated, Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career
Created and edited by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this four-color guide will help you pass CompTIA A+ exams 220-1101 and 220-1102 and become a certified IT professional with proven expertise in hardware and software. Mike Meyersâ CompTIA A+â Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Seventh Edition offers complete coverage of the latest exam objectives. Youâll get on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter review questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.
Learn how to:
- Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS, motherboards, power supplies, and other personal computer components
- Install, configure, and maintain hard drives
- Manage input devices and removable media
- Set up, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft Windows
- Troubleshoot and fix computer problems
- Establish users and groups
- Set up video and multimedia cards
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Table of Contents
CH 1 Safety and Professionalism
CH 2 The Visible Computer
CH 3 CPUs
CH 4 RAM
CH 5 Firmware
CH 6 Motherboards
CH 7 Power Supplies
CH 8 Mass Storage Technologies
CH 9 Implementing Mass Storage
CH 10 Essential Peripherals
CH 11 Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
CH 12 Operating System Operations
CH 13 Users, Groups, and Permissions
CH 14 Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems
CH 15 Command Line Interface
CH 16 Troubleshooting Operating Systems
CH 17 Display Technologies
CH 18 Networking Essentials
CH 19 Local Area Networking
CH 20 Wireless Networking
CH 21 The Internet
CH 22 Virtualization
CH 23 Portable Computing
CH 24 Mobile Devices
CH 25 Securing Mobile Devices
CH 26 Printers and Multifunction Devices
CH 27 Securing Computers
CH 28 Operational Procedures
App A Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives
App B About the Online Content
GL Glossary
