A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC, International Edition (with Printed Access Card) - Softcover

1. Working Inside a Computer and Hardware Maintenance. 2. Introduction to Windows Operating Systems. 3 All About Motherboards. 4. Supporting Processors and Memory 5. Supporting Hard Drives. 6. Installing Windows. 7. Installing and Supporting I/O and Storage Devices. 8. Satisfying Customer Needs. 9. Maintaining Windows. 10. Optimizing Windows. 11. Troubleshooting Windows and Applications. 12. Troubleshoting Hardware at Startup. 13. Troubleshooting Windows Startup. 14. Connecting to and Setting up a Network. 15. Networking Types, Devices, and Cables. 16. Windows Resources on a Network. 17. Security Strategies. 18. Supporting Laptops. 19. Mobile Devices and Client-side Virtualization. 20. 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.

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, International Edition closely integrates the CompTIA A+ 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.