Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fifth Edition (Exams 220-901 & 220-902) (Osborne Reserved)

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. You’ll get on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter review questions, and hundreds of color photographs and illustrations.

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
Install, configure, and manage printers and multifunction devices
Work with the latest virtualization technologies
Understand safety and environmental issues

Electronic content includes:

Practice exams for 901 & 902
One hour+ of free video training from Mike Meyers
TotalSim simulations of performance-based questions
Mike's favorite free PC tools and utilities
A complete PDF copy of the book
Instructor resources available:

Instructor's Manual
Power Point slides for each chapter with photographs and illustrations from the book
Test Bank cartridges with hundreds of questions for use as quizzes and exams
Answers to the end of chapter sections are not included in the book and are only available to adopting instructors