CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Eleventh Edition (Exams 220-1101 & 220-1102)

by Travis A. Everett, Andrew Hutz, Mike Meyers (Editor)

Overview

This bestselling on-the-job reference and test preparation guide has been fully revised for new 2022 exam objectives

This fully revised and updated resource offers complete coverage of the latest release of CompTIA A+ exams 220-1101 & 220-1102. You’ll find learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams with ease, this definitive guide also serves as an essential on-the-job IT reference.

Covers all exam topics, including 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
• Install printers and other peripherals
• Configure and secure mobile devices
• Connect to the Internet
• Set up wired and wireless networks
• Protect your personal computer and your network
• Implement virtualization and cloud-based technologies

Online content includes:

• Practice exams for 1101 & 1102 with hundreds of questions
• One hour of video training from Mike Meyers
• TotalSim simulations of performance-based questions
• A collection of Mike Meyers’ favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264609901
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/25/2023
Edition description:	11th ed.
Pages:	1472
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 2.10(d)

About the Author

Andrew Hutz (Philadelphia, PA), CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, has ten years of writing experience in both IT and the music industry. When not working for Total Seminars, Andrew deals with Risk Management in the Cybersecurity arena, where he blogs at tgasec.wordpress.com. Andrew is working towards his bachelor’s in Software Development and Security.

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, is the industry’s leading authority on A+ certification. He is the founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world. He is series editor of Mike Meyers' A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers' Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks.

Travis A. Everett, CompTIA A+, is a software developer, writer, and editor. Travis holds an MFA in creative writing from Old Dominion University and was a contributing author to the Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Certification Passport, Sixth Edition.

Andrew Hutz, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, has ten years of writing experience in the IT industry. He writes the risk management and cybersecurity blog TGA Security, and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in software development and security.

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