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Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Lab Manual, Fifth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902)
Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Lab Manual, Fifth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902)

Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Lab Manual, Fifth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902), 5th Edition

ISBN10: 125964345X | ISBN13: 9781259643453
By Faithe Wempen and Mike Meyers
© 2016

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130+ Hands-On, Step-By-Step Labs, Fully Updated for the 2015 Exams

 

This practical workbook contains more than 130 labs that challenge you to solve real-world problems by applying key concepts. Thoroughly revised for 2015 exam objectives, the book maps directly to Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fifth Edition. You will get complete materials lists, setup instructions, and start-to-finish lab scenarios. “Hint” and “Warning” icons guide you through tricky situations, and post-lab questions measure your knowledge.

 

Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Lab Manual, Fifth Edition covers:

  • Microprocessors and Motherboards

  • BIOS and RAM

  • Power Supplies and Hard Drives

  • PC Assembly

  • Users, Groups, and Permissions

  • Windows Vista/7/8

  • Virtualization

  • OS Troubleshooting

  • Display Technologies

  • Local Area and WiFi Networking

  • The Internet

  • Mobile Device Configuration and Management

  • Printers and Peripherals

  • Computer Security

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Mike Meyers CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+®, CompTIA Security+®, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certification and training. He is the author of eight editions of CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide—the bestselling CompTIA A+ exam prep guide on the market.

 

Faithe Wempen, M.A., CompTIA A+, has been teaching PC hardware and software architecture at Purdue University for more than a decade. She has written over 140 retail, trade, and academic books on computer applications and technologies, and her online courses for corporate clients such as CNET, Sony, and HP have educated more than a quarter of a million students.

 

Chapter 1: The Path of the PC Tech
Chapter 2: Operational Procedures
Chapter 3: The Visible Computer
Chapter 4: Microprocessors
Chapter 5: RAM
Chapter 6: BIOS
Chapter 7: Motherboards
Chapter 8: Power Supplies
Chapter 9: Hard Drive Technologies
Chapter 10: Implementing Hard Drives
Chapter 11: Essential Peripherals
Chapter 12: Building a PC
Chapter 13: Windows Under the Hood
Chapter 14: Users, Groups, and Permissions
Chapter 15: Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems
Chapter 16: Working with the Command-Line Interface
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Operating Systems
Chapter 18: Virtualization
Chapter 19: Display Technologies
Chapter 20: Networking Essentials
Chapter 21: Local Area Networking
Chapter 22: Wireless Networking
Chapter 23: The Internet
Chapter 24: Portable Computing
Chapter 25: Understanding Mobile Devices
Chapter 26: Care and Feeding of Mobile Devices
Chapter 27: Printers and Multifunction Devices
Chapter 28: Securing Computers

About the Author

Faithe Wempen

Mike Meyers

Michael Meyers, MCP, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ (Houston, TX), is one of the industry's leading authorities on CompTIA certification. He is the president and founder and Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations including IBM, Lucent Technologies, GE, the FBI, the FAA and the United Nations. Mike is the best-selling author of the A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.

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