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