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+ exam 220-801 and become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to 801: 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. End-of-chapter solutions and answers are only available to instructors and do not appear in the book.

Learn how to:

• Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS settings, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
• Work with PCs safely using the proper tools
• Install and configure hard drives
• Manage input devices and removable media
• Install video and multimedia cards
• Install and configure wired and wireless networks
• Connect to the Internet
• Manage and maintain portable PCs
• Install, configure, and manage printers
• Protect your PC and your network
• Build and customize specialized PCs

Electronic content features:

• Practice exams for 801 with hundreds of questions
• An "Introduction to CompTIA A+" video by Mike Meyers
• Links to Mike's latest favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities
• Adobe Digital Editions eBook--free download (subject to Adobe 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