Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, 4th Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802)

The bestselling full-color computer repair textbookfully updated for the 2012 revision to CompTIA A+ certification exams 220-801 and 220-802 Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fourth Editionis the most effective classroom-based test preparation package available for schools, praised by many for its conversational style and real-world applicability. The full-color textbook design is well illustrated with photographs and diagrams, and has an interactive design. Chapter learning objectives cover the 2012 CompTIA A+ exam objectives, and a map with page references is included. The book features sidebar questions, critical skill-building activities, step-by-step instruction, and end-of-chapter review and assessment. The student CD-ROM provides a self-assessment engine with four complete practice exams, an "Introduction to A+" video by Mike Meyers, more than one hour of LearnKey video presentation featuring Mike Meyers, and tools and utilities for students to use in labs or on the job. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fourth Editionis CompTIA Approved: chapter objectives align with CompTIA Approved Quality Content (CAQC) standards. McGraw-Hill is a CompTIA Authorized Partner Program (CAPP) Gold Partner.

Chapter 1: The Path of the PC Tech
Chapter 2: Operational Procedures
Chapter 3: The Visible PC
Chapter 4: Visible Windows
Chapter 5: The Visible Network
Chapter 6: Microprocessors
Chapter 7: RAM
Chapter 8: BIOS
Chapter 9: Motherboards
Chapter 10: Power Supplies
Chapter 11: Hard Drives Technologies
Chapter 12: Implementing Hard Drives
Chapter 13: Removable Media
Chapter 14: Installing Windows
Chapter 15: Windows Under the Hood
Chapter 16: NTFS, Users and Groups
Chapter 17: Maintaining Windows
Chapter 18: Command Line Interface
Chapter 19: Troubleshooting Windows
Chapter 20: Input Devices
Chapter 21: Video
Chapter 22: Local Area Networking
Chapter 23: Wireless Networking
Chapter 24: The Internet
Chapter 25: Multimedia
Chapter 26: Portable Computing
Chapter 27: Printers
Chapter 28: Securing Computers
Chapter 29: Virtualization
Chapter 30: The Right PC for You
Chapter 31: The Complete PC Tech
Appendices
Appendix A: Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives
Appendix B: About the CD
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