This step-by-step, highly visual text provides a comprehensive introduction to managing and maintaining computer
hardware and software. Written by best-selling author and educator Jean Andrews, A+ GUIDE TO MANAGING AND MAINTAINING
YOUR PC closely integrates the CompTIAA+ Exam objectives to prepare you for the 220-801 and 220-802 certification
exams. The new Eighth Edition also features extensive updates to reflect current technology, techniques, and industry
standards in the dynamic, fast-paced field of PC repair. Each chapter covers both core concepts and advanced topics,
organizing material to facilitate practical application and encourage you to learn by doing. Supported by a wide
range of supplemental resources to enhance learning--including innovative tools, interactive exercises and activities,
and online study guides--this proven text offers an ideal way to prepare you for success as a professional PC repair
technician.
Table of Contents
1. First Look at Computer Parts and Tools. 2. Working Inside a Computer. 3. Introducing Windows Operating Systems. 4. All About Motherboards. 5. Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory. 6. Supporting Hard Drives. 7. Installing Windows. 8. Supporting I/O and Storage Devices. 9. Satisfying Customer Needs. 10. Maintaining Windows. 11. Optimizing Windows. 12. Troubleshooting Windows and Applications. 13. Troubleshooting Hardware Problems. 14. Troubleshooting Windows Startup Problems. 15. Connecting to and Setting up a Network. 16. Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling. 17. Windows Resources on a Network. 18. Security Strategies. 19. Supporting Notebooks. 20. Mobile Devices and Client-Side Virtualization. 21. Supporting Printers. Appendix A: History of Operating Systems. Appendix B: Windows Vista. Appendix C: Windows XP. Appendix D: Creating a Standard Image. Appendix E: Keystroke Shortcuts in Windows. Appendix F: CompTIA A+ Acronyms.
