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A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-301, Exam Cram 220-302)

by: Jones, James; Landes, Craig

A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-301, Exam Cram 220-302)

by: Jones, James; Landes, Craig

ISBN 13:
9780789730435
ISBN 10:
078973043X
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback w/CD
Copyright: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Que

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- New edition of best-selling certification book (more than 250,000 copies sold!) - Covers new A+ tests launched in November 2003! - Features Marcraft's Dynamic Test Tracking system - chapters, labs, and review questions updated online so the book is never out of date! - Exclusive test voucher for 30% savings on each test - a savings of $75 on both exams!

Introduction
Self-Assessment
A+ Core Hardware Exam
A+ Certification Tests
Are You Certifiable?
The A+ Certification Exams
Preparing for an Exam
Question-Handling Strategies
Mastering the Inner Game
Motherboards
System Boards: A Brief History
Baby AT and ATX
Summary -Form Factors
Data Transfers -The Bus
Expansion Bus Architecture
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
North Bridge and South Bridge
Supplementary Information
Memory Buses
PC Card (PCMCIA)
Summary -Bus Architectures
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Memory: Types and Forms
Conceptual Overview
Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Cycles and Frequencies
Summary -Basic Memory
Cache Memory
Memory Pages
Rambus Memory (RDRAM)
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)
Video RAM (VRAM)
Supplemental Information
Packaging Modules
Memory Diagnostics -Parity
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Processor Mechanics, IRQs, and DMA
Numbers, Symbols, and Words
Numbering Systems
CPU Manufacturing
The Address Bus
Micro Buses
Summary -How CPUs Work
Interrupt Requests (IRQs)
Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Port IRQs and Addresses
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Processors and Chipsets
Original Processors
Third Generation: The 32-Bit 80386
The Fourth Generation 80486, DX, SX, and SL
Summary -Original Processors
Fifth Generation: Pentium Processors
The Pentium 4
Mobile "Centrino" Technology
The Core Naming Convention
AMD
Summary -Modern Processors
Chipsets, Slots, and Sockets
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Basic Electronics
Analog Versus Digital
Basic Electricity
Circuits
Electronic Components
The Power Supply
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Supplemental Information
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Peripherals: Input Devices
Keyboards
Mice and Trackballs (Pointing Devices)
Modems
Scanners
Troubleshooting Input Devices
Summary -Input Devices
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Peripherals: Storage Devices
Historic Drives
Terminology
Disk Geometry
Tracks, Cylinders, Sectors, and Clusters
Supplementary Information
Summary -Hard Disks
Floppy Disks
The ATA Specification
ATA Modes
The SCSI Specification
Tape Backup Systems
Optical Disks
Flash Memory
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Peripherals: Output Devices
Transient Versus Final Output
Video Displays
Colors: RGB and CMY
VGA
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
Summary -Monitors
Printers
Laser Printers
Summary -Printers
Fonts
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Basic Networking
Plug 'n' Play (PnP)
Chaining Devices
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
IEEE-1394
Summary -Bus Transfers
Networking Overview
Categories and Types
Ethernet (IEEE-802.3)
Token Ring (IEEE-802.5)
Bus and Star Topology
Bridges and Routers
Summary -Network Overview
The Internet
802.11 Wireless Networking
802.11 Components and Structure
Fiber Optics
Exam Prep Questions
Need to Know More?
Cables and Connectors
Legacy I/O Interfaces
Parallel (LPT) Ports: 8 Bits Across
Serial (COM) Ports: 1 Bit After Another
PS/2, USB, and FireWire Connectors
Back Panel Connectors
Summary -Standard Cables
Network Cables and Connectors
Twisted Pair
Summary -Network Cables
RJ-11, RJ-45, and Modular Connectors
Exam Prep Questions
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Hardware Practice Exam
The Questions
Picking the Right Answer
Confusing Questions
The Exam Framework
Beginning the Exam
Questions
Hardware Practice Exam Answer Key
Operating System Exam
Dos
Why Read This Part?
Operating Systems
The Command Interpreter
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A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-301, Exam Cram 220-302)

A+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-301, Exam Cram 220-302)

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