IT Essentials Labs and Study Guide Version 7

The only authorized Labs & Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials, Version 7 course

IT Essentials Lab Manual is a supplemental book prepared for students in the Cisco® Networking Academy IT Essentials v7 course. All the hands-on labs and worksheets from the course are printed within this book to provide practical, hands-on experience with the course content. IT Essentials covers fundamental computer and career skills for entry-level IT jobs.

Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts, skills, and procedures and help prepare the student to take the CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exams.

Each chapter of this book is divided into a Study Guide section followed by a Lab section.

The Study Guide section offers exercises that help you learn the concepts, configurations, and troubleshooting skills crucial to your success as a CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes some or all the following types of exercises:

• Vocabulary Matching Exercises
• Concept Questions Exercises
• Skill-Building Activities and Scenarios
• Packet Tracer Exercises

The Labs & Activities include all the online course Labs and Packet Tracer activity instructions. If applicable, this section begins with a Command Reference that you will complete to highlight all the commands introduced in the chapter.

Related titles:

IT Essentials Companion Guide, Version 7
ISBN-10: 0-13-564537-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-564537-6

IT Essentials Course Booklet, Version 7
ISBN-10: 0-13-561216-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-561216-3

Chapter 0: Course Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Personal Computer

Chapter 2: Introduction to Lab Procedures and Tool Use

Chapter 3: Computer Assembly

Chapter 4: Overview of Preventive Maintenance

Chapter 5: Windows Installation

Chapter 6: Windows Configuration and Management

Chapter 7: Networking Concepts

Chapter 8: Applied Networking

Chapter 9: Laptops and Mobile Devices

Chapter 10: Mobile, Linux, and OS X Operating Systems

Chapter 11: Printers

Chapter 12: Security

Chapter 13: The IT Professional

Chapter 14: Advanced Troubleshooting

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