As part of the TestTaker's Guide Series, this book and CD-ROM outline the current CompTIA conceptsand objectives needed to “ace” the A+ adaptive certification exams and provide additional practice exam question/answer sets for reinforcement. Just as successful students often score poorly on SATs, many highly experienced administrators fail the A+ certification exams because they understand the content but not the test structure. To address this issue, the book also provides tips and insights into how the adaptive tests are crafted, so that test takers will be prepared to “think” like the test. Written by a Network Administrator and award-winning Certified A+ Instructor, the book draws upon exhaustive subject expertise and teaching experience to provide everything you need to know to pass the exams.
KEY FEATURES
- Covers the latest CompTIA test objectives for the A+ adaptive exams: A+ Core Hardware Service Technician Examination (220-221) and A+ Operating System Technologies Examination (220-222)
- Explains the adaptive testing format in detail, with useful exam and study techniques
- Teaches test takers how to “think” like the exam
- Guides the reader through the entire A+ certification process from start to finish
- Written by an award-winning, Certified A+ Instructor with an established record of success
- Companion CD-ROM (WIN) contains additional practice questions, simulated exams (with answers), and tutorial demos

• Introduction

  PART I: CORE HARDWARE SERVICE TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION (220-221)

• The A+ Exam Structure and You
• Motherboards, Expansion Buses and CMOS
• The Processors and Cache
• Understanding Memory
• Hard Drives, Floppy Drives, and Controllers
• Basic Input Devices
• Basic Output Devices
• Troubleshooting, Diagnostic Tools, and Preventative Maintenance
• Basic Networking
• Cumulative Practice Exam

  PART II: OPERATING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES EXAMINATION (220- 222)

• DOS, Windows 3.11, and the Exam
• Windows 9X
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Cumulative Practice Exam