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.

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ is the industry’s leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification. 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. Mike is the author of six editions of the bestselling A+ certification book on the market, CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.