CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802)
The bestselling CompTIA A+ reference and test preparation guide--fully revised for the new 2012 exam topics Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, the new edition of this trusted resource offers complete, up-to-date coverage of CompTIA A+ exams 220-801 and 220-802...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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McGraw Hill Osborne
2012
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| Edición: | 8th ed |
| Colección: | All-In-One
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629483606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title page
- Copyright page
- About the Author
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 The Path of the PC Tech
- The Importance of Skill in Managing and Troubleshooting PCs
- The Importance of CompTIA A+ Certification
- What is CompTIA A+ Certification?
- Who is CompTIA?
- The Path to Other Certifications
- How Do I Become CompTIA A+ Certified?
- What's the Deal with "No More Lifetime Certification"?
- The Basic Exam Structure
- How Do I Take the Exams?
- How Much Does the Exam Cost?
- How to Pass the CompTIA A+ Exams
- Historical/Conceptual
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 2 Operational Procedures
- 801
- The Professional Tech
- Appearance
- The Traits of a Tech
- Communication
- Assertive Communication
- Respectful Communication
- Eliciting Answers
- Expectations and Follow-up
- Safety and Tools
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- Anti-static Tools
- Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
- Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
- Physical Safety
- Tools of the Trade
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 3 The Visible PC
- Historical/Conceptual
- How the PC Works
- Input
- Processing
- Output
- Storage
- The Art of the PC Technician
- 801
- The Complete PC
- External Connections
- Devices and Their Connectors
- Inside the System Unit
- Case
- CPU
- RAM
- Motherboard
- Power Supply
- Floppy Drive
- Hard Drive
- Optical Drives
- Know Your Parts
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 4 Visible Windows
- Historical/Conceptual
- A Brief History of Microsoft Windows
- Early Windows
- Modern Windows
- 802
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Enter 64-bit Windows
- The Windows Interface
- User Interface
- Hot Keys
- Operating System Folders
- System Folder
- Program and Personal Document Folders.
- Tech Utilities
- Right-Click
- Control Panel
- Device Manager
- System Tools
- Command Line
- Microsoft Management Console
- Administrative Tools
- Action Center (Unique to Windows 7)
- Beyond A+
- Windows 8
- Windows Embedded
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 5 Visible Networks
- Historical/Conceptual
- Networking Technologies
- Topology
- 801
- Frames and NICs
- Introducing Ethernet
- Network Protocols, LANs, and WANs
- A Short History of the War of the Network Protocols and Why TCP/IP Won
- LANs, Routing, and WANs
- 802
- Network Organization
- Workgroups
- Domains
- Homegroups
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 6 Microprocessors
- Historical/Conceptual
- CPU Core Components
- The Man in the Box
- Clock
- Back to the External Data Bus
- Memory
- Memory and RAM
- Address Bus
- 801
- Modern CPUs
- Manufacturers
- Technology
- Selecting, Installing, and Troubleshooting CPUs
- Selecting a CPU
- Installation Issues
- 802
- Troubleshooting CPUs
- Beyond A+
- Intel Atom
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 7 RAM
- Historical/Conceptual
- Understanding DRAM
- Organizing DRAM
- Practical DRAM
- DRAM Sticks
- Consumer RAM
- 801
- Types of RAM
- SDRAM
- RDRAM
- DDR SDRAM
- DDR2
- DDR3
- RAM Variations
- Working with RAM
- Do You Need More RAM?
- Getting the Right RAM
- Installing DIMMs and RIMMs
- Installing SO-DIMMs in Laptops
- 802
- Troubleshooting RAM
- Testing RAM
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 8 BIOS
- Historical/Conceptual
- We Need to Talk
- Talking to the Keyboard
- 801
- BIOS
- CMOS
- Modify CMOS: The Setup Program
- A Quick Tour Through a Typical CMOS Setup Program
- Option ROM and Device Drivers
- Option ROM
- Device Drivers
- BIOS, BIOS, Everywhere!
- 802
- Power-On Self Test (POST).
- Before and During the Video Test: The Beep Codes
- Text Errors
- Post Cards
- The Boot Process
- Care and Feeding of BIOS and CMOS
- Losing CMOS Settings
- Flashing ROM
- Beyond A+
- UEFI
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 9 Motherboards
- Historical/Conceptual
- How Motherboards Work
- Form Factors
- 801
- Chipset
- Motherboard Components
- Expansion Bus
- Structure and Function of the Expansion Bus
- PCI
- AGP
- PCI-X
- Mini-PCI
- PCI Express
- Installing Expansion Cards
- Troubleshooting Expansion Cards
- Upgrading and Installing Motherboards
- Choosing the Motherboard and Case
- Installing the Motherboard
- 802
- Troubleshooting Motherboards
- Symptoms
- Techniques
- Options
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 10 Power Supplies
- Historical/Conceptual
- Understanding Electricity
- 801
- Powering the PC
- Supplying AC
- Supplying DC
- Installing and Maintaining Power Supplies
- Installing
- Cooling
- 802
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- No Motherboard
- Switches
- When Power Supplies Die Slowly
- Fuses and Fire
- Beyond A+
- It Glows!
- Modular Power Supplies
- Temperature and Efficiency
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 11 Hard Drive Technologies
- Historical/Conceptual
- How Hard Drives Work
- Platter-Based Hard Drives
- 801
- Solid-State Drives
- Parallel and Serial ATA
- ATA-1
- ATA-2
- ATA-3
- ATA-4
- INT13 Extensions
- ATA-5
- ATA-6
- ATA-7
- SCSI: Still Around
- SCSI Chains
- SCSI IDs
- Termination
- Protecting Data with RAID
- RAID
- Implementing RAID
- Hardware Versus Software
- Personal RAID
- The Future Is RAID
- Installing Drives
- Choosing Your Drive
- Jumpers and Cabling on PATA Drives
- Cabling SATA Drives
- Connecting Solid-State Drives
- Connecting SCSI Drives.
- BIOS Support: Configuring CMOS and Installing Drivers
- Configuring Controllers
- Autodetection
- Boot Order
- Enabling AHCI
- 802
- Troubleshooting Hard Drive Installation
- Beyond A+
- Hybrid Hard Drives
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 12 Implementing Hard Drives
- Historical/Conceptual
- Hard Drive Partitions
- 802
- Master Boot Record
- Dynamic Disks
- GUID Partition Table
- Other Partition Types
- When to Partition
- Partition Naming Problems
- Hard Drive Formatting
- File Systems in Windows
- FAT
- FAT32
- NTFS
- FAT64
- The Partitioning and Formatting Process
- Bootable Media
- Partitioning and Formatting with the Installation Disc
- Disk Management
- Formatting a Partition
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting Hard Drives
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Hard Drive Implementation
- Beyond A+
- Third-Party Partition Tools
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 13 Removable Media
- Historical/Conceptual
- Floppy Drives
- Floppy Drive Basics
- 801
- Installing Floppy Drives
- Flash Memory
- USB Thumb Drives
- Flash Cards
- Optical Drives
- CD-Media
- DVD-Media
- Blu-ray Disc-Media
- Installing Optical Drives
- Troubleshooting Removable Media
- Floppy Drive Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Optical Drives and Discs
- Beyond A+
- Color Books
- BDXL
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 14 Installing and Upgrading Windows
- 802
- Preparing for Installation or Upgrade
- Identify Hardware Requirements
- Verify Hardware and Software Compatibility
- Decide What Type of Installation to Perform
- Determine How to Back Up and Restore Existing Data, If Necessary
- Select an Installation Method
- Determine How to Partition the Hard Drive and What File System to Use
- Determine Your Computer's Network Role.
- Decide on Your Computer's Language and Locale Settings
- Plan for Post-Installation Tasks
- The Installation and Upgrade Process
- Installing or Upgrading to Windows XP Professional
- Installing or Upgrading to Windows Vista
- Installing or Upgrading to Windows 7
- Upgrading Issues
- The Windows XP Clean Installation Process
- The Windows Vista/7 Clean Installation Process
- Automating the Installation
- Installing Windows over a Network
- Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- Text Mode Errors
- Graphical Mode Errors
- Lockups During Installation
- Post-Installation Tasks
- Patches, Service Packs, and Updates
- Upgrading Drivers
- Restoring User Data Files (If Applicable)
- Migrating and Retiring
- No Installation Is Perfect
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 15 Windows Under the Hood
- 802
- Registry
- Accessing the Registry
- Registry Components
- Talkin' Registry
- Manual Registry Edits
- Command-Line Registry Editing Tools
- The Boot Process
- The Windows XP Boot Process
- The Windows Vista/7 Boot Process
- Processes and Services and Threads, Oh My!
- Task Manager
- Performance Console
- Performance Tools in Windows Vista and Windows 7
- Tools for Programmers
- Component Services
- Data Sources
- Chapter Review
- Questions
- Answers
- Chapter 16 NTFS, Users, and Groups
- 802
- Authentication with Users and Groups
- Passwords
- Groups
- Simple Tools for Managing Users
- Advanced User Management
- Authorization Through NTFS
- NTFS Permissions
- Permission Propagation
- Techs and Permissions
- Sharing a Windows PC Securely
- Sharing in Windows XP
- Sharing in Windows Vista
- Sharing in Windows 7
- Locating Shared Folders
- Administrative Shares
- Protecting Data with Encryption
- User Account Control
- UAC in Windows Vista
- UAC in Windows 7
- Chapter Review.
- Questions.
