Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Art of the Tech
Chapter 2: Ports and Connectors
Chapter 3: Maintenance and Safety Precautions
Chapter 4: Motherboards, Power Supplies, and Cases
Chapter 5: CPUs
Chapter 6: RAM
Chapter 7: BIOS and CMOS
Chapter 8: Hard Drives
Chapter 9: Removable Media
Chapter 10: Peripherals and Specialty PCs
Chapter 11: Printers
Chapter 12: Portable Computers
Chapter 13: Mobile Devices
Chapter 14: Operating System Fundamentals
Chapter 15: Windows in Detail
Chapter 16: Installing and Upgrading Windows
Chapter 17: Maintaining and Optimizing Windows
Chapter 18: Troubleshooting Windows
Chapter 19: Networking
Chapter 20: Wireless Networking
Chapter 21: The Internet
Chapter 22: Securing Computers
Glossary
Appendices
Appendix A: Career Flight Path
Appendix B: About the CD

About the Author

Michael Meyers, MCP, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+ (Houston, TX), is one of the industry's leading authorities on CompTIA certification. He is the president and founder and Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations including IBM, Lucent Technologies, GE, the FBI, the FAA and the United Nations. Mike is the best-selling author of the A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide.

Scott Jernigan (Houston, TX) is Editor in Chief for Total Seminars. Jernigan holds a Master of Arts degree in Medieval History, and after leaving academics, Jernigan began a career in IT, working as an instructor, editor, and writer. Mr. Jernigan has edited and contributed to dozens of books on computer literacy, hardware, operating systems, networking, and certification. His is the author of Computer Literacy—Your Ticket to IC3 Certification, and is the co-author of the bestselling CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, and the Mike Meyers’ A+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting PCs textbook (both with Mike Meyers). He has taught computer classes all over the United States, including stints at the United Nations in New York and the FBI Academy in Quantico.