CompTIA A+ Certification Study Guide, Eleventh Edition (Exams 220-1101 & 220-1102)

by Faithe Wempen

Overview

More than 800 practice exam questions—fully updated for the 2022 versions of the exams

Filled with hands-on exercises with accompanying videos, and with hundreds of practice questions including performance-based types, CompTIA A+™ Certification Study Guide, Eleventh Edition (Exams 220-1101 & 220-1102) covers what you need to know—and shows you how to prepare—for these challenging exams.

• 100% complete coverage of all official objectives for the exams
• Exam Readiness Checklists—you’re ready for the exams when you’ve mastered all the objectives on the lists
• Exam Watch notes call attention to information about, and potential pitfalls in, the exams
• Two-Minute Drills for quick review at the end of every chapter
• Simulated exam questions match the format, tone, topics, and difficulty of the real exams

Covers all the exam topics, including:

Operational Procedures • Planning and Professionalism • Operating System Fundamentals • Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring Operating Systems • Disk, File, and Application Management • Operating System Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Client-Side Virtualization • Motherboards and Processors • Memory, Adapters, and Storage • Power Supplies, Display Devices, and Peripherals • Installing and Upgrading PC Components • PC Hardware Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Using and Supporting Printers • Configuring and Using Laptops • Supporting Mobile Devices • Network Basics • Installing a SOHO Network • Internet, Cloud, and Remote Access • Troubleshooting Networks • Physical Security and User Authentication • Protecting and Managing Data • Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering • Scripting

Online content includes:

• Test engine that provides full-length practice exams and customized quizzes by chapter or by exam domain
• Performance-based question simulations
• Videos training from the author
• Comprehensive glossary

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264623617
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	08/15/2022
Edition description:	11th ed.
Pages:	992
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Faithe Wempen, M.A., CompTIA A+, has been teaching PC hardware and software architecture and A+ certification prep at Purdue University for nearly two decades, and has written over 150 retail, trade, and academic books. She is also a Microsoft Office Master Instructor, and her online courses for corporate clients, such as CNET, Sony, and HP, have educated more than a quarter of a million students.

Table of Contents

PART ISafety and Professionalism
1Operational Procedures
2Planning and Professionalism
PART IIOperating Systems
3Operating System Fundamentals
4Upgrading, Installing, and Configuring Operating Systems
5Disk, File, and Application Management
6Operating System Troubleshooting and Maintenance
7Client-Side Virtualization
PART IIIComputer Hardware
8Personal Computer Components: Motherboards and Processors
9Personal Computer Components: Memory, Adapters, and Storage
10Power Supplies, Display Devices, and Pierpherals
11Installing and Upgrading PC Components
12PC Hardware Troubleshooting and Maintenance
13Using and Supporting Printers
PART IVLaptops and Mobile Devices
14Configuring and Using Laptops
15Supporting Mobile Devices
PART VNetworking
16Network Basics
17Installing a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Network
18Internet, Cloud, and Remote Access
19Troubleshooting Networks
PART VISecurity
20Physical Security and User Authentication
21Protecting and Managing Data
22Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering
PART VIIAppendices
App AScripting
App BAbout the Online Content
GLGlossary