The Complete Pc Upgrade & Maintenance Lab Manual Has Been Specially Designed For Use With Mark Minasi'S The Complete Pc Upgrade & Maintenance Guide From Sybex. Together, These Resources Will Provide You With The Best Procedures For Keeping Pcs In Peak Running Condition, Upgrading Aging Computers, And Troubleshooting Problems With Existing Systems. Inside, You'Ll Find 40 Skills Focused Labs, Including: Disassembling The Computer Replacing The Cpu Cables And Connectors Cmos Setup Adding Memory Installing A Hard Drive Diagnosing And Fixing Hard Disk Problems Installing A Scsi Adapter Installing A Cd-Rom, Cd/R, Or Dvd Drive Serial Ports Handling Interrupts And I/O Address Conflicts Working With Pnp In Windows 98 Notebook Upgrades: Memory, Hd, Battery The Device Manager Installing A Modem General Troubleshooting & Diagnostic Software

The "Lab Manual" is a workbook for students taking college and training school classes in computer upgrade, maintenance and repair. It reinforces lessons with practical, hands-on tasks. Each exercise provides students with recommended readings, objectives, lists of hardware and software to perform tasks, step-by-step procedures for completing lab work, and student lab report.

The lab manual, targeted toward college students and exam takers, reinforces lessons learned in each chapter with practical, hands-on tasks. Each exercise provides students with: recommended reading in the book; objectives to be accomplished in the lab; lists of hardware and software needed to perform the task; step-by-step procedures; and a student lab report for observations and information.

Computer Service and Repair is written for those who have no PC experience, as well as those technicians who have limited formal training. Written in an easy-to-understand format with hundreds of illustrations, Computer Service and Repair takes the reader from basic instruction to test preparation for the CompTIA A+ Certification exams. For those who want to learn computer networking, programming, administration, or any of the computer sciences, Computer Service and Repair is the perfect place to start.

Get a head start evaluating Windows 10--with technical insights from award-winning journalist and Windows expert Ed Bott. This guide introduces new features and capabilities, providing a practical, high-level overview for IT professionals ready to begin deployment planning now. This edition was written after the release of Windows 10 version 1511 in November 2015 and includes all of its enterprise-focused features. The goal of this book is to help you sort out what’s new in Windows 10, with a special emphasis on features that are different from the Windows versions you and your organization are using today, starting with an overview of the operating system, describing the many changes to the user experience, and diving deep into deployment and management tools where it’s necessary.