Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career
Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this four-color guide will help you become a certified IT professional with proven expertise in hardware and software, and help you pass CompTIA A+ exams 220-901 and 220-902. Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fifth Edition offers complete coverage of the latest exam objectives. You’ll get on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter review questions, and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations.
Learn how to:
- Work with CPUs, RAM, microprocessors, BIOS, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot hard drives
- Manage peripheral devices and removable media
- Install, upgrade, and maintain operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
- Troubleshoot common computer problems
- Establish users and groups
- Set up video and multimedia cards
- Administer smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices
- Install and configure wired and wireless networks
- Connect to the Internet
- Secure your PC and your network
- Install, configure, and manage printers and multifunction devices
- Work with the latest virtualization technologies
- Understand safety and environmental issues
Electronic content includes:
- Practice exams for 901 & 902
- One hour+ of free video training from Mike Meyers
- TotalSim simulations of performance-based questions
- Mike's favorite free PC tools and utilities
- A complete PDF copy of the book
Instructor resources available:
- Instructor's Manual
- Power Point slides for each chapter with photographs and illustrations from the book
- Test Bank cartridges with hundreds of questions for use as quizzes and exams
- Answers to the end of chapter sections are not included in the book and are only available to adopting instructors
