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.

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

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