Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training this four-color guide will help you become a certified IT professional with proven expertise in hardware and software and help you pass CompTIA A+ exams 220-901 and 220-902. Mike Meyers CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs Fifth Edition offers complete coverage of the latest exam objectives. Youll get on-the-job tips end-of-chapter review questions and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations. The book also includes a coupon for 10% off of the exam feea $37 value.

Learn how to:

• Work with CPUs RAM microprocessors BIOS motherboards power supplies and other PC components
• Install configure and troubleshoot hard drives
• Manage peripheral devices and removable media
• Install upgrade and maintain operating systems including Windows Mac OS X and Linux
• Troubleshoot common computer problems
• Establish users and groups
• Set up video and multimedia cards
• Administer smartphones tablets and other mobile devices
• Install and configure wired and wireless networks
• Connect to the Internet
• Secure your PC and your network
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