Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career Mike Meyers, the leading authority on CompTIA A+ training and certification, has helped hundreds of thousands of people master the skills covered on the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam--and now he can help you, too. Completely updated for the new CompTIA A+ standards, Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials will help you pass CompTIA A+ exam 220-601 and become an expert hardware technician. Inside, you'll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. Covers all CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam Topics, Including: CPUs and RAM CMOS and BIOS settings Expansion bus Motherboards Power supplies Hard drives Removable media Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Input/output ports Video cards Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Printers Networks Security The CD-ROM Features: Two full practice exams covering the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam One hour of LearnKey video training featuring Mike Meyers teaching key CompTIA A+ topics Electronic copy of the book Complete exam objective map List of official CompTIA A+ acronyms Useful tools and utilities for PC technicians Each Chapter Includes: Learning objectives Photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects