Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career

Written by the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass CompTIA A+ exam 220-801 and become an expert PC technician. Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to 801: Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, Fourth Edition is completely up to date with the new CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you’ll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. End-of-chapter solutions and answers are only available to instructors and do not appear in the book.

Learn how to:

• Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS settings, motherboards, power supplies, and other PC components


• Work with PCs safely using the proper tools


• Install and configure hard drives


• Manage input devices and removable media


• Install video and multimedia cards


• Install and configure wired and wireless networks


• Connect to the Internet


• Manage and maintain portable PCs


• Install, configure, and manage printers


• Protect your PC and your network


• Build and customize specialized PCs

Electronic content features:

• Practice exams for 801 with hundreds of questions


• An “Introduction to CompTIA A+” video by Mike Meyers


• Links to Mike’s latest favorite shareware and freeware PC tools and utilities


• Adobe Digital Editions eBook—free download (subject to Adobe system requirements)

Each chapter includes:

• Learning objectives


• Photographs and illustrations


• Real-world examples


• Try This! and Cross Check exercises


• Key terms highlighted


• Tech Tips, Notes, and Warnings


• Exam Tips


• End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects