Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

  • 70+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
  • Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
  • Lab analyses tests measure your understanding of lab results
  • Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary

Practice working with:

  • Operational procedures
  • CPUs and RAM
  • CMOS and BIOS settings
  • The expansion bus
  • Motherboards
  • Power supplies
  • Hard drives
  • Removable media
  • Input/output ports
  • Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
  • Video cards
  • Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies
  • Printers
  • Networks
  • Security
  • Troubleshooting techniques

Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success45+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studiesStep-by-step scenarios require you to think criticallyLab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab resultsKey term quizzes help build your vocabulary

Practice working with:

CPUs and RAMMotherboardsPower suppliesHard drivesThe Windows command lineWindows maintenance, troubleshooting, and securityInput/output portsVideo and multimediaPortable computingPrintersLocal Area NetworkingWireless technologiesInternetComputer security

Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success
  • 115+ lab exercises challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
  • Step-by-step scenarios require you to think critically
  • Lab analysis tests measure your understanding of lab results
  • Key term quizzes help build your vocabulary

In this lab manual, you'll practice

  • Working with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
  • Installing, partitioning, and formatting hard drives
  • Installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
  • Troubleshooting PCs and implementing security measures
  • Installing video and multimedia cards
  • Working with portable PCs, smartphones, PDAs, and wireless technologies
  • Managing printers and connecting to networks and the Internet
  • Understanding safety and environmental issues
  • Establishing good communication skills and adhering to privacy policies

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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Written by Mike Meyers, the leading expert on CompTIA certification and training, this up-to-date, full-color text will prepare you for CompTIA Network+ exam N10-006 and help you become an expert networking technician. Fully revised for the latest CompTIA Network+ exam, including coverage of performance-based questions, the book contains helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.

Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, Fourth Edition covers:

Network architecturesCabling and topologyEthernet basicsNetwork installationTCP/IP applications and network protocolsRoutingNetwork namingAdvanced networking devicesIPv6Remote connectivityWireless networkingVirtualization and cloud computingNetwork operationsManaging risk Network securityNetwork monitoring and troubleshooting

Electronic content includes:

100+ practice exam questions in a customizable test engine20+ lab simulations to help you prepare for the performance-based questionsOne hour of video training from Mike MeyersMike's favorite shareware and freeware networking tools and utilitiesPDF copy of the book

Each chapter features:

Learning objectives Photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Key terms highlighted Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings Exam Tips End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects

Instructor resources available:

Instructor's ManualPower Point slides for each chapter with photographs and illustrations from the bookTest Bank cartridges with hundreds of questions for use as quizzes and examsAnswers to the end of chapter sections are not printed in the book and are only available to adopting instructors

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+ Practical Application exam and become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application, 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+ Practical Application exam topics, including:

  • CPUs and RAM
  • Motherboards
  • Power supplies
  • Hard drives
  • Windows command line
  • Windows maintenance, troubleshooting, and security
  • Input/output ports
  • Video and multimedia
  • Portable computing
  • Printers
  • Local Area Networking
  • Wireless technologies
  • Internet
  • Computer security

The CD-ROM features:

  • Practice exam for 220-702
  • 300+ 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

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+ exams and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, 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 more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.

Learn how to:

Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC componentsInstall, partition, and format hard drivesInstall, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows VistaTroubleshoot PCs and implement security measuresInstall video and multimedia cardsWork with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologiesManage printers and connect to networks and the InternetUnderstand safety and environmental issuesEstablish good communications skills and adhere to privacy policies

The CD-ROM features:

Practice exams for 701 & 702600+ chapter review questionsNew video introduction to CompTIA A+One-hour video training segmentMike's favorite PC tools and utilitiesSearchable e-book

Each chapter includes:

Learning objectivesFull-color photographs and illustrationsReal-world examplesTry This! and Cross Check exercisesTech tips, notes, and warningsEnd-of-chapter quizzes and lab projectsMike 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.