Acing the A+ Certification Exam

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Features

• CompTIA Certification Standard—Follows the Computing Technology Industry Association standards, a vendor neutral certification that provides credibility, recognition of achievement, and quality assurance.

  • Prepares students for successful careers in IT.

• Exam Gear test simulation software—Includes over 600 practice questions.

• Thorough coverage of the November 2003 objectives—Covers use, installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and network services.

  • Provides students with all they'll need to know to take and pass the CompTIA A+ Certification exam.

• Coverage of the newest technology—Includes the AMD 64-bit processors, DDR II RAM, wireless technology, and 3D video cards.

  • Gives students the most technologically advanced book on the market today.

• Over 650 end-of-chapter questions, loads of hands-on exercises, diagrams, and examples/case scenarios.

Description

This easy-to-understand book provides readers with the complete knowledge to easily pass the CompTIA A+ certification exam, which tests the skills of an entry-level PC technician. It is assumed that users of this text are familiar with and know how to use the computer, have a general understanding of Windows, and have basic word-processing and spreadsheet skills. The text starts with a discussion of the basic hardware components (processor, motherboard, RAM, and drives), followed by add-on peripherals, and ends with a discussion of the various operating systems.

• Real-world examples motivate interest.
• Built-in, hands-on exercises provide accessible, easy-to-grasp presentation.
• End-of-section questions and interactive practice exams prepare users to take the A+ certification exam.
• The ReviewMaster Tutorial CID provides practice test questions that simulate the actual certification test.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

 1.COMPTIA and the A+ Certification.


 2.A PC Overview.


 3. The PC Technician.


 4. The Disassembling and Assembling of the PC.


 5.The Processors.


 6. RAM.


 7. The Motherboard Support Chips.


 8.Expansion Slots and Cards.


 9.The Case and Power Supply.


10. The Hard Drive.


11. The Floppy Drive and Other Removable Media.


12. The Compact Disk Drive.


13. Disk Structure.


14. Tape Drives and Data Protection.


15. The Video System.


16. Input Devices.


17. Sound Cards.


18. Serial Ports and Modems.


19. Parallel Ports and Printer.


20. The DOS Interface.


21. Windows 9X.


22. Windows NT Family.


23. Computers Connected to a Network.


Appendix A: Useful Computer Tables.


Appendix B: POST Error Codes.


Appendix C: Operating System Error Codes.


Appendix D: Glossary.

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