Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ exams and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations.

Learn how to:

* Work with CPUs, RAM, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components
* Install, partition, and format hard drives
* Install, upgrade, and troubleshoot Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
* Troubleshoot PCs and implement security measures
* Install video and multimedia cards
* Work with portable PCs, PDAs, smartphones, and wireless technologies
* Manage printers and connect to networks and the Internet
* Understand safety and environmental issues
* Establish good communications skills and adhere to privacy policies

The CD-ROM features:

* Practice exams for 701 & 702
* 600+ chapter review questions
* New video introduction to CompTIA A+
* One-hour video training segment
* Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities
* Searchable e-book

Each chapter includes:

* Learning objectives
* Full-color photographs and illustrations
* Real-world examples
* Try This! and Cross Check exercises
* Tech tips, notes, and warnings
* End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, MCP, is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, and the bestselling author of seven editions of CompTIA A+ All-in-One Exam Guide. He is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world, and a member of CompTIA.