The only Cisco authorized Lab Companion for the IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software course from the Cisco Networking Academy Program

* New Labs and Study Guide format provides on-line labs from the Academy curriculum as well as challenge labs from the authors
* Study guide sections offer learning and practice exercises
* Alignment to A+ objectives prepares students for certification exam

The IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Labs and Study Guide is designed as a valuable teaching and learning tool for the Academy curriculum, incorporating new features to improve students' hands-on skills and reinforce the key topics of the course. The Labs sections feature the complete collection of the lab exercises specifically written for the ITE1 course in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, reviewed by instructors and formatted and edited by Cisco Press. The Study Guide sections are designed to provide additional exercises and activities to reinforce students' understanding of the course topics, preparing them for the course assessments and focusing on preparing for the associated certifications (A+ and EUCIP). Each chapter is customized to the learning needs of the material and includes some or all of the following types of exercises;

* Vocabulary Matching and Completion
* Skill Building Activities and Scenarios
* HelpDesk Scenarios
* Concept Questions
* Journal Entries
* Internet Research

The study guide is more than just "busy work" and fill-in-the-blank exercises. It contains thought-provoking concept and focus questions for essential review of course content prior to assessments.