Andrews, Jean, 1946-

CompTIA A+ guide to managing and maintaining your PC / A plus guide to managing and maintaining your PC Jean Andrews. - 8th ed. - lvii, 1267 pages : colored illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

First Look at Computer Parts and Tools -- Working Inside a Computer -- Introducing Windows Operating Systems -- All About Motherboards -- Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory -- Supporting Hard Drives -- Installing Windows -- Supporting I/O and Storage Devices -- Satisfying Customer Needs -- Maintaining Windows -- Optimizing Windows -- Troubleshooting Windows and Applications -- Troubleshooting Hardware Problems -- Troubleshooting Windows Startup Problems -- Connecting to and Setting Up a Network -- Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling -- Windows Resources on a Network -- Security Strategies -- Supporting Notebooks -- Mobile Devices and Client-side Virtualization -- Supporting Printers.

"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."--provided by Publisher.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering


Text in English

9781133135081 1133135080

2012953158


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QA76.3 / .A56 2014

004.16 An26 2014