Mastering A+ Certification and Lab Manual

Using the Instructional System.


Laboratory Familiarization.
I. MICROCOMPUTER HARDWARE.

Exercise 1. Electrical and Mechanical Safety.
Exercise 2. Microcomputer Familiarization.
Exercise 3. Computer Environments.
Exercise 4. System Teardown and Assembly.
Exercise 5. Power Supplies.
Exercise 6. An Introduction to Intel Microprocessor Architecture.
Exercise 7. The Advanced Intel Microprocessors.
Exercise 8. The Motherboard Microprocessor and Coprocessor.
Exercise 9. Hardware and Software Interrupts.
Exercise 10. The Motherboard Memory.
Exercise 11. Motherboard Expansion Slots.
Exercise 12. Power On Self-Test POST.
Exercise 13. A Detailed Look at the System BIOS.
Exercise 14. Motherboard Replacement and Setup.
Exercise 15. Floppy Disk Drives.
Exercise 16. Hard Disk Fundamentals.
Exercise 17. Hard Drive Backup.
Exercise 18. Hard Disk Replacement and File Recovery.
Exercise 19. Video Monitors and Video Adapters.
Exercise 20. The Computer Printer.
Exercise 21. Keyboard and Mice.
Exercise 22. Telephone Modems.
Exercise 23. CD-ROM and Sound Card Operation.
Exercise 24. Multimedia Devices.
Exercise 25. Networking Hardware.
II. MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE.

Exercise 26. The Early Days of Windows.
Exercise 27. An Introduction to Windows 95 and 98.
Exercise 28. An Introduction to Windows NT and Windows 2000.
Exercise 29. The Desktop.
Exercise 30. The Control Panel.
Exercise 31. Windows Explorer.
Exercise 32. Managing Printers.
Exercise 33. Accessories.
Exercise 34. An Introduction to Networking with Windows.
Exercise 35. Installing New Software.
Exercise 36. Installing New Hardware.
Exercise 37. Windows Internal Architecture.
Exercise 38. Computer Viruses and Security.
Exercise 39. Performance and Diagnostic Software.
Exercise 40. Windows CE.
Exercise 41. Other Network Operating Systems.
Exercise 42. What is a Computer Network?
Exercise 43. Network Topology.
Exercise 44. Networking Protocols.
Exercise 45. Networking Applications.
Exercise 46. The Internet.
Exercise 47. Electronic Mail.
Exercise 48. Network Design and Troubleshooting Scenarios.
Exercise 49. Windows NT Domains.
Exercise 50. An Introduction to Telecommunications.
Glossary.
Appendix A. Extended ASCII Character Set.
Appendix B. DOS Reference.
Appendix C. Hand Tool Identification and Usage.
Appendix D. Electrical Component Identification.
Appendix E. Integrated Circuit Insertion and Removal.
Appendix F. Soldering and Desoldering Techniques.
Appendix G. Computer Languages.
Appendix H. Setting Up a Repair Shop.
Appendix I. Common Windows Error Messages.
Appendix J. Installing and Using McAfee Utilities.
Appendix K. Working with the Registry.
Answers to Odd Self-test Questions.
Index.