A+Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC 6th Edition  (English, Mixed media product, Andrews Jean)

"Written by best-selling author and instructor Jean Andrews, this edition maps fully to CompTIA's new 2006 A+ Exam objectives. This full-color guide is designed to be the most complete, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware and software. Video clips are available on the accompanying CD so readers can watch the author bring concepts and technical topics to life via live demonstrations."

Key Features

• " Maps fully to CompTIA's 2006 A+ Exams
• A+ Table of Contents provides quick reference to all A+ material
• All content on installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting has been updated and made current. New content includes scanners, as well as setting up, securing and using a wireless LAN
• A+ certification icons and A+ Tips highlight all of the material related to the exams, so students can pay close attention to pertinent information
• Includes extensive pedagogical features"

Table Of Contents

• 1. Introducing Hardware
• 2. Introducing Operating Systems
• 3. PC Repair Fundamentals
• 4. Form Factors and Power Supplies
• 5. Processors anc Chipsets
• 6. Motherboards
• 7. Upgrading Memory
• 8. Hard Drives
• 9. Installing and Supporting I/O Devices
• 10. Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage
• 11. Installing Windows 2000/XP
• 12. Maintaining Windows 2000/XP
• 13. Supporting Windows 2000/XP Users and Their Data
• 14. Troubleshooting Windows 2000/XP Startup
• 15. Windows 9x/ME Commands and Startup Disk
• 16. Supporting Windows 9x/ME
• 17. PCs on a Network
• 18. PCs on the Internet
• 19. Securing your PC and LAN
• 20. Notebooks, Table PCs, and PDAs
• 21. Supporting Printers and Scanners
• 22. The Professional PC Technician
• Appendices