Develop the skills you need in the real world
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training youll find in this practical book. Using a year in the life approach, it gives you an inside look at the common responsibilities of PC Technicians, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges youll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of a PC Technicians job, including:
* Installing hardware and software
* Maintaining hardware and software
* Installing and upgrading operating systems and networks
* Installing and upgrading security systems
An invaluable study tool
This no-nonsense book also covers the common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its A+ certification candidates to know how to perform. So whether youre preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, youll find the instruction you need, including:
* Installing or replacing a power supply
* Installing or replacing a laptop hard drive
* Upgrading Windows® 2000 to Windows® XP
* Scanning for and removing viruses
* Installing printer drivers
* Troubleshooting your network
The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring IT professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. And because the exercises are based upon exam objectives from leading technology certifications, each Street Smarts book can be used as a lab manual for certification prep.
A business runs on its software, which means that its possible to make a very nice living by maintaining the hardware that enables business software to go. The CompTIA A professional certification is the generally recognized token of accomplishment in the areas of Intel-compatible hardware configuration and the hardware-related parts of the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. The A Certification Bible is a comprehensive guide to the subjects successful A candidates are required to understand, according to CompTIAs published statements of exam scope. Author Ed Tetz does an admirable job of telling readers what they need to know for the exam, though when on the job some may wish for more practical information. For example, Tetz explains how the NTFS 5.0 filesystema feature of Windows 2000is better than the earlier version of NTFS that shipped with Windows NT, but he doesnt alert readers to the extensive woe they can expect to encounter if they attempt to make the two versions of NTFS exist on the same drive. The problems are not on the A test, so its sort of moot, but this is the kind of troubleshooting challenge an A technician can expect to see on the job.
Wish lists aside, this hardcover volume gets the job done as far as A test preparation is concerned. Its prose is clear, and illustrationsincluding the photographs that traditionally detract from books about hardwareadd to readers understanding. Each chapter concludes with multiple-choice questions and free-answer scenarios. An annotated answer key for all questions and scenarios appears on another page. David Wall
Topics covered: Everything CompTIA says candidates must understand in order to pass the two A exams (220-201 and 220-202). Content runs heavily to hardware, including techniques for configuring and troubleshooting hard disks, memory, motherboards, and processors. Sections deal with the points at which Microsoft operating systemsmostly Windows 98 and Windows 2000interact with hardware. Theres coverage of networking to the extent required by A , as well.
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This book covers the A+ Essentials, IT Technician, Remote Support Technician, and Depot Technician exams in topic-specific chunks for easy review. Packed with proven tips, practice tests, and practical information that will still be handy in the real world after youve passed the exam!
All this on the bonus CD-Rom
* Test Engine, our exclusive test-prep software featuring hundreds of sample questions
* manual offering hands-on exercises of test topics
* the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements
Discover how to
* Install and upgrade motherboards, memory, and processors
* Understand ports and install external devices
* Perform maintenance and diagnose problems
* Recognize exam pitfalls
* Recover from system failure
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