Overview
Main description
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 220-802 and
become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to 802: 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 are not printed inside the book.
Learn how to:
- Troubleshoot CPUs, RAM, BIOS settings, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Implement and troubleshoot hard drives
- Install, upgrade, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
- Work with the Registry and understand the Windows boot process
- Work with Ethernet and TCP/IP
- Implement and troubleshoot wired and wireless networks
- Manage and maintain portable PCs
- Work with smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices
- Troubleshoot printers
- Secure PCs and protect them from network threats
- Work with virtualization technologies
Electronic content features:
- Practice exams for 802 with hundreds of questions
- An "Introduction 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
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Path of the PC Tech
Chapter 2: Visible Windows
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Essential Hardware
Chapter 4: Implementing Hard Drives
Chapter 5: Installing and Upgrading Windows
Chapter 6: Windows Under the Hood
Chapter 7: NTFS, Users, and Groups
Chapter 8: Maintaining and Optimizing Windows
Chapter 9: Working with the Command-Line Interface
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Windows
Chapter 11: Implementing and Troubleshooting Video
Chapter 12: Ethernet and TCP/IP
Chapter 13: Implementing and Troubleshooting Wireless Networks
Chapter 14: Implementing and Troubleshooting Networks
Chapter 15: Portable Computing
Chapter 16: Mobile Devices
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Printers
Chapter 18: Securing Computers
Chapter 19: Virtualization
Chapter 20: The Complete PC Tech
Glossary
Appendices
Appendix A: Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives
Appendix B: About the CD
Author comments
Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training. 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.
