Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, Third Edition (Exam 220-701) [NOOK Book]

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Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, third edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, ...

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Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, Third Edition (Exam 220-701)

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Overview

Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, third edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. 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:

  • Operational procedure
  • CPUs and RAM
  • CMO's and BIOS settings
  • Expansion bus
  • Motherboards
  • Power supplies
  • Hard drives
  • Removable media
  • Windows 2000, Windows XP, and WIndows Vista
  • Input/output ports
  • Video cards
  • Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
  • Printers
  • Networks
  • Security
  • Troubleshooting

The CD-ROM features:

  • Practice exam for 220-701
  • 400+ chapter review questions
  • New video introduction to CompTIA A+
  • One-hour video training segment
  • Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities
  • Searchable e-book

Each chapter includes:

  • Learning objectives
  • Full-color photographs and illustrations
  • Real-world examples
  • Try This! and Cross Check exercises
  • Tech tips, notes, and warnings
  • End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780071738705
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Publication date: 6/23/2010
  • Series: Mike Meyers Computer Skills
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 3
  • Sales rank: 1,219,252
  • File size: 39 MB
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Meet the Author

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, and the bestselling author of seven editions of CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guide. 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.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Path of the PC Tech; Chapter 2. Operational Procedures; Chapter 3. The Visible PC; Chapter 4. Understanding Windows; Chapter 5. Learning CPUs; Chapter 6. Learning RAM; Chapter 7. Learning Motherboards; Chapter 8. Learning PC Power; Chapter 9. Hard Drive Technologies;Chapter 10. Removable Media; Chapter 11. Installing and Upgrading Windows; Chapter 12. Learning Input/OutputChapter 13. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 14. Learning Potable Computing; Chapter 15. Learning Printing; Chapter 16. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 17. Learning Wireless; Chapter 18. Learning the Internet; Chapter 19. Learning Computer Security; Chapter 20. The Complete PC Technician; Appendix A. Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Essentials Objectives; Appendix B. About the CD; Glossary; Index Chapter 10. Learning Input/Output; Chapter 11. Learning Video and Multimedia; Chapter 12. Learning Portable Computing; Chapter 13. Learning Printing; Chapter 14. Learning Local Area Networking; Chapter 15. Learning Wireless; Chapter 16. Learning the Internet; Chapter 17. The Complete PC Technician

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, and the bestselling author of seven editions of CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guide. 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.

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