Comptia A+ Certification All-in-One for Dummies (Paperback, CD-ROM, 2nd)

Introduction. Book I: Setting the A+ Ground Work. Chapter 1: The 2009 A+ Exams. Chapter 2: A+ Soft Skills. Chapter 3: Protecting Yourself and Your PC. Chapter 4: An Overview of System Components. Book II: Inside the Box. Chapter 1: Knowing Your Motherboard. Chapter 2: Picking Your Processor. Chapter 3: What to Remember about Memory. Chapter 4: Telling Your BIOS from Your CMOS. Chapter 5: Working with Storage. Chapter 6: Working with Power. Book III: Outside the Box. Chapter 1: Describing Ports, Cables, and Connectors. Chapter 2: Installing and Confi guring Input Devices. Chapter 3: Installing and Confi guring Output Devices. Chapter 4: Examining System Resources. Chapter 5: Managing Printers. Chapter 6: Working with Multimedia Devices. Chapter 7: Dealing with Portable Computers. Book IV: Maintenance and Troubleshooting. Chapter 1: Performing Preventive Maintenance. Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Procedures and Guidelines. Book V: Operating System Basics. Chapter 1: Comparison of Major Operating Systems. Chapter 2: Operating System Functions. Chapter 3: Installing and Upgrading Windows. Chapter 4: Managing Files and Directories. Chapter 5: Command Prompt Procedures. Chapter 6: Working with System Files and the Boot Process. Book VI: Managing the Operating System. Chapter 1: Loading and Confi guring Device Drivers. Chapter 2: Working with Applications. Chapter 3: Optimizing the Windows Environment. Chapter 4: Using Windows-Based Troubleshooting Utilities. Book VII: Recovering Systems. Chapter 1: Managing Error Codes and Startup Messages. Chapter 2: Managing Common Problems. Chapter 3: Preparing for Disasters with Disaster Recovery. Book VIII: Networking. Chapter 1: Down to the Networking Basics . Chapter 2: Understanding Common Wireless Communications. Chapter 3: Networking the Operating System . Chapter 4: Confi guring Internet Access. Book IX: Securing Systems. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Security . Chapter 2: Implementing Security. Chapter 3: Viruses and Malicious Software. Appendix A: About the CD. Appendix B: CompTIA A+ Exam Reference Matrix. Index.