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Complete A+ Guide to PC Repair, The (4th Edition) (Complete A+ Guide to PC Repair)
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by Cheryl A. Schmidt
Sales Rank: 588934
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Paperback: 784 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley; 4 edition August 20, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321513584
ISBN-13: 978-0321513588
Product Dimensions:
10.7 x 8.3 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
Book Description
KEY MESSAGE: Now revised to comply with new material included in the 2006 CompTIA A+® certification exam, Cheryl Schmidt’s The Complete A+ Guide to PC Repair, Fourth Edition, presents the fundamentals of computer desktop and laptop installation, configuration, maintenance, and networking through simple, step-by-step instruction based on the most recent CompTIA A+® exam objectives.
Introduction to Computer Repair; On the Motherboard; System Configuration; Disassembly and Power; Logical Troubleshooting; Memory; Floppy Drives and IDE/SCSI Devices; Multimedia Devices; Serial Devices; Video; Printers; Basic Windows and Windows Commands; Windows 2000 Professional; Windows XP Professional; Introduction to Networking; Computer and Network Security; Floppy Drives; Windows 98; Windows NT Workstation.
For all readers interested in computer repair and preparation for the CompTIA A+® certification exam.
Card Catalog Description
Comprehensive text useful for the novice or a student with some knowledge of computer or peripheral installation, configuration and repair. Includes lab exercises and certification review questions.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: The Complete A+ Guide to PC Repair (Paperback)
I have spent several months of hard studying and in-home lab exercises in preparation for taking the A+ exam and this book is one I use every day. One of the best things about it is that it is peppered with actual lab exercises. This makes sense since this book is actually meant to be a textbook for college classes (I just wish it were also available in hardcover). At the end of each chapter are pages and pages of exercises to do to actually practice what you've learned. For those who don't have the money or space to set up an old guinea pig computer there are paper exercises that will get your brain matter really working. Don't dismiss the paper exercises even if you do have a guinea pig computer. A lot of them are not easy and duplicate some of the problems a repair tech will encounter on the job. Which brings me to yet another aspect of this book I really liked. It has added emphasis on troubleshooting. I have a lot of A+ books - all the standard ones most people find in bookstores and none of them focus on troubleshooting to the degree this one does. Again it makes sense since this book is supposed to be a textbook for courses that help people get a job as a PC repair tech. People bring in their computers because something isn't working correctly, right? So troubleshooting becomes an essential skill. I recognized a lot of the troubleshooting techniques I use on my job and several new ones I didn't. Hardware and Operating Systems are given in-depth coverage. Probably far more than you would ever be tested on. For the OS portion of the test everything from DOS/Win 3.1, Win95, Win98/ME, NT, 2000/XP is examined. Even things that A+ doesn't really focus on anymore are given good coverage. Mainly because on the job you'll likely face situations where it's good to know for troubleshooting older systems. The one thing that this book doesn't have that most other A+ books do is a cd with practice test questions. However, there a plenty of websites available that let you take practice exams (or you could just buy practice exam software separately). The other downside is that since it is a college textbook the answers to the questions are not given (they're probably in the instructor's version of this book). In a market full of A+ books studying any one of them thoroughly will be enough to pass. But if you want something that will help you on a job too - well, you can't go wrong with this one.
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