Table of Contents

CH 1    Safety and Professionalism
CH 2    The Visible Computer
CH 3    CPUs
CH 4    RAM
CH 5    Firmware
CH 6    Motherboards
CH 7    Power Supplies
CH 8    Mass Storage Technologies
CH 9    Implementing Mass Storage
CH 10   Essential Peripherals
CH 11   Installing and Upgrading Operating Systems
CH 12   Operating System Operations
CH 13   Users, Groups, and Permissions
CH 14   Maintaining and Optimizing Operating Systems
CH 15   Command Line Interface
CH 16   Troubleshooting Operating Systems
CH 17   Display Technologies
CH 18   Networking Essentials
CH 19   Local Area Networking
CH 20   Wireless Networking
CH 21   The Internet
CH 22   Virtualization
CH 23   Portable Computing
CH 24   Mobile Devices
CH 25   Securing Mobile Devices
CH 26   Printers and Multifunction Devices
CH 27   Securing Computers
CH 28   Operational Procedures
App A   Mapping to the CompTIA A+ Objectives
App B   About the Online Content
GL      Glossary

About the Author

Michael Meyers, MCP, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ (Houston, TX), is one of the industry's leading authorities on CompTIA certification. He is the president and founder and Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations including IBM, Lucent Technologies, GE, the FBI, the FAA and the United Nations. Mike is the best-selling author of the A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.