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+ Practical Application exam and become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application, 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 hundreds of photographs and illustrations.

Covers all CompTIA A+ Practical Application exam topics, including:

• CPUs and RAM
• Motherboards
• Power supplies
• Hard drives
• Windows command line
• Windows maintenance, troubleshooting, and security
• Input/output ports
• Video and multimedia
• Portable computing
• Printers
• Local Area Networking
• Wireless technologies
• Internet
• Computer security

The CD-ROM features:

• Practice exam for 220-702
• 300+ 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