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Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career
Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass CompTIA A+ exam 220-801 and become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers€ CompTIA A+ Guide to 801: Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fourth Edition is completely up to date with the new CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you€ll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. End-of-chapter solutions and answers are only available to instructors and do not appear in the book.
Learn how to:
- Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS settings, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Work with PCs safely using the proper tools
- Install and configure hard drives
- Manage input devices and removable media
- Install video and multimedia cards
- Install and configure wired and wireless networks
- Connect to the Internet
- Manage and maintain portable PCs
- Install, configure, and manage printers
- Protect your PC and your network
- Build and customize specialized PCs
Electronic content features:
- Practice exams for 801 with hundreds of questions
- An €œIntroduction to CompTIA A+€ video by Mike Meyers
- Links to Mike€s latest favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities
- Adobe Digital Editions eBook€"free download (subject to Adobe system requirements)
Each chapter includes:
- Learning objectives
- Photographs and illustrations
- Real-world examples
- Try This! and Cross Check exercises
- Key terms highlighted
- Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings
- Exam Tips
- End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
