A+ Guide to Hardware: Managing, Maintaining and Troubleshooting, 5th Edition

Written by best-selling PC repair author and educator Jean Andrews, the fifth edition of A+ Guide to Hardware: Managing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting maps fully to CompTIA’s 2009 A+ Exam objectives. This full-color guide is the most complete, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware. At the same time, it prepares readers to successfully pass the A+ 220-701 and 220-702 exams. The new edition is formatted to support any teaching or learning style and course format, featuring an essentials-to-practical organization within each chapter and inclusion of tabs distinguishing exam content. Further content and live demonstrations with Jean Andrews are available on the accompanying CD, making this new edition a total solution for hardware maintenance and repair.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing Hardware
Chapter 2 Form Factors, Power Supplies, And Working Inside A Computer
Chapter 3 All About Motherboards
Chapter 4 Supporting Processors
Chapter 5 Upgrading Memory
Chapter 6 Supporting Hard Drives
Chapter 7 Installing And Supporting I/O Devices
Chapter 8 Multimedia Devices And Mass Storage
Chapter 9 Pc Maintenance And Troubleshooting Strategies
Chapter 10 Networking Essentials
Chapter 11 Supporting Notebooks
Chapter 12 Supporting Printers
Appendix A: Comptia A+ Acronyms
Appendix B: Keystroke Shortcuts In Windows