Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs, 7th Edition

Product Overview

Mike Meyers, the leading authority on CompTIA A+ certification and training, has helped hundreds of thousands of people pass the CompTIA A+ exams—and now he can help you too!

The Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs covers everything you need to know to pass the CompTIA 220-1101 (Core 1) and 220-1102(Core 2) exams.

Soft cover, full color book, formatted specifically for the classroom.
Solutions for end-of-chapter exercises available only to verified instructors.

Each chapter features:

• 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

Learn how to:

• Work with CPUs, RAM, BIOS, motherboards, power supplies, and other personal computer components
• Install, configure, and maintain hard drives
• Manage input devices and removable media
• Set up, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft Windows
• Troubleshoot and fix computer problems
• Establish users and groups
• Set up video and multimedia cards
• Administer smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices
• Set up wired and wireless networks
• Connect to the Internet
• Protect your personal computer and your network
• Install printers and other peripherals
• Implement virtualization and cloud-based technologies
• Understand safety and environmental issues

Online content

• Practice tests for 220-1101 and 220-1102 with hundreds of questions
• One hour of free video training from Mike Meyers
• TotalSim simulations of performance-based questions
• A collection of Mike Meyers’ favorite freeware and shareware PC tools and utilities

About the authors

Mike Meyers, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, is the industry’s leading authority on A+ certification. He is the founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world. He is series editor of Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs and Mike Meyers’ Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks.

Travis A. Everett, CompTIA A+, is a software developer, writer, and editor. Travis holds an MFA in creative writing from Old Dominion University and was a contributing author to the Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Certification Passport, Sixth Edition.

Andrew Hutz, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Security+, has ten years of writing experience in the IT industry. He writes the risk management and cybersecurity blog TGA Security and is working toward a bachelor’s degree in software development and security.