Product Description

This book features detailed, to-the-point coverage of core hardware technologies, along with operating systems and basic networking. Beginning by following the A+ Exam objectives, this go-anywhere guide also covers Windows XP and XP Pro, legacy issues, such as older hardware and software integration, and includes charts, visual identification guides, and maintenance reference material.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #563686 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Back Cover

Essential for Every Tech's Toolbox

Carry crucial PC troubleshooting and diagnostic information right in your back pocket so you can detect­­and fix­­a wide variety of PC problems on-the-spot. Based on CompTIA's A+ exam topics, this handy resource covers every major PC component and gives you quick solutions in an easy-to-find format. Don't leave your desk without it!

Get details on:

-Peripheral ports and connectors
-Maintenance and safety
-Motherboards, busses, and power supplies
-CMOS setup
-Intel and AMD processors
-RAM
-IDE drives
-SCSI installation and cabling
-System resources I/O addresses, IRQs, DMA
-Printer connections and modes
-Portable computing
-Network hardware, topologies, and protocols
-Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP
-Service packs, hotfixes, patches, and updates

About the Author
Brian Schwarz (Carlsbad, CA) A+, MCSE realized sometime in the early 1990s that computers were more fun than his "real job" and began a career teaching and writing about computers and computer networking. Brian is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows NT 4 and an A+ and Network+ Certified Technician. In addition to working as a network administrator, Brian has taught technical courses all over the United States for clients ranging from Lucent Technologies to the U.S. Army. Brian currently works as a technical training engineer for a Fortune 100 company.

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Customer Reviews

Good idea appallingly implemented
This book could have been a superb companion for any PC technician already certified, or for students following an A+ course. Instead it is let down by woefully inadequate proof reading, being riddled with basic stupid errors. AVOID THIS BOOK AT ALL COSTS!

A much better purchase would be any one of the Upgrading and Repairing PCs Technician's Portable reference, by Scott Mueller.