Mike Meyers' A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Second Edition

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 CompTIA A+ PC technician skills-and now he can help you, too. Completely updated for the new CompTIA A+ standards, Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Second Edition will help you pass the CompTIA A+ certification exams 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. Learn how to: Work with CPUs, RAM, and motherboards Install, partition, and format hard drives Work with portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Install sound and video cards Manage printers and connect to networks Implement security measures Understand safety and environmental issues Establish good communication skills and adhere to privacy policies The CD-ROM features: Eight full practice exams covering CompTIA A+ Essentials and Exams 220-602, 220-603, and 220-604 One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key CompTIA A+ topics Electronic copy of the book Complete exam objective map for all four exams 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: The Path of the PC Tech Chapter 2: The Visible PC Chapter 3: Microprocessors Chapter 4: RAM Chapter 5: BIOS and CMOS Chapter 6: Expansion Bus Chapter 7: Motherboards Chapter 8: Power Supplies Chapter 9: Hard Drive Technologies Chapter 10: Implementing Hard Drives Chapter 11: Removable Media Chapter 12: Installing and Upgrading Windows Chapter 13: Understanding Windows Chapter 14: Working with the Command-Line Interface Chapter 15: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Windows Chapter 16: Input/Output Chapter 17: Video Chapter 18: Sound Chapter 19: Portable Computing Chapter 20: Printers Chapter 21: Local Area Networking Chapter 22: The Internet Chapter 23: Computer Security Chapter 24: The Complete PC Tech APPENDIX A: ABOUT THE CD-ROM APPENDIX B: MAPPING THE CompTIA A+ OBJECTIVES GLOSSARY INDEX