Mike Meyers' A+ Guide

Overview

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

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Getting to Know the A+ Exam
Chapter 2: The Visible PC
Chapter 3: Understanding CPUs
Chapter 4: Understanding RAM
Chapter 5: Understanding BIOS and CMOS
Chapter 6: Understanding the Expansion Bus
Chapter 7: Understanding Motherboards
Chapter 8: Understanding PC Power
Chapter 9: Implementing Hard Drives
Chapter 10: Understanding Removable Media
Chapter 11: Installing and Upgrading Windows
Chapter 12: Understanding Windows
Chapter 13: Maintaining Windows
Chapter 14: Input/Output
Chapter 15: Understanding Video
Chapter 16: Portable Computing
Chapter 17: Understanding Printing
Chapter 18: Understanding Networking
Chapter 19: Computer Security
Chapter 20: The Complete PC Tech
Appendix A: Installing and Troubleshooting Printers
Appendix B: About the CD-ROM
Glossary
Index

Biographical note

Mike Meyers, A+, Network+, MCP, is one of the industry's leading authorities on A+ certification. He is the president and founder of 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 bestselling author of the A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, which has sold 500,000 copies in five editions.