This title offers 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+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. "Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, 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. 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.
The CD-ROM features: two complete practice exams; new video introduction to CompTIA A+ Video training segment; Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities; E-book; complete coverage of all the topics on CompTIA A+ exam 220-701, including: the Path of the PC Tech; Operational Procedures; The Visible PC; Understanding Windows; Learning CPUs; Learning RAM; Learning BIOS and CMOS; Learning Expansion Bus; Learning Motherboards; Learning PC Power; Learning PC Storage; Installing Windows; Securing Windows - Basics; Maintaining Windows - Basics; Learning Input/Output; Learning Video and Multimedia; Learning Portable Computing; Learning Printing; Learning Local Area Networking; Learning Wireless; Learning the Internet; Learning to Secure Your Computer; and, Troubleshooting Theory.