Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, 4th Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802)

Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass CompTIA A+ exams 220-801 and 220-802 and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fourth Edition is completely up-to-date with the new CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Answers and solutions to the end-of-chapter sections are only available to instructors and are not printed inside the book.

Learn how to:



Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS settings, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
Install, configure, and troubleshoot hard drives
Manage input devices and removable media
Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Troubleshoot all common PC problems
Install video and multimedia cards
Work with smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices
Install and configure wired and wireless networks
Connect to the Internet
Protect your PC and your network
Install, configure, and manage printers
Work with virtualization technologies
Understand safety and environmental issues

Electronic content features:



Practice exams for 801 & 802 with hundreds of questions
One hour+ of free video training from Mike Meyers
A collection of Mike's latest favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities
Adobe Digital Editions free eBook download (subject to Adobe's system requirements)

Each chapter includes:



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