Essential Skills for a Successful IT Career Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ Essentials exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers' CompTIA A+ Guide: Essentials, third edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. 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: Operational procedure CPUs and RAM CMO's and BIOS settings Expansion bus Motherboards Power supplies Hard drives Removable media Windows 2000, Windows XP, and WIndows Vista Input/output ports Video cards Portable PCs, PDAs, and wireless technologies Printers Networks Security Troubleshooting The CD-ROM features: Practice exam for 220-701 400+ chapter review questions New video introduction to CompTIA A+ One-hour video training segment Mike's favorite PC tools and utilities Searchable e-book Each chapter includes: Learning objectives Full-color photographs and illustrations Real-world examples Try This! and Cross Check exercises Tech tips, notes, and warnings End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects