In keeping with the success of the third edition, "Enhanced Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC has been updated to include the most current technology. With a new chapter on Windows 2000 and coverage on the Linux operating system, this title thoroughly covers the most up-to-date topics in the PC Repair industry. This book helps computer users gain skills required to support and repair their own PC and also covers how a computer works, and how to maintain, troubleshoot, upgrade and repair a PC. This title also serves as an excellent resource for those interested in PC Repair and/or A+ certification.

"The text is designed to be the most thorough, step-by-step book available for learning the fundamentals of supporting PCs."--Back cover.

The Lab Manual for A+ GUIDE TO MANAGING AND MAINTAINING YOUR PC, 5th Edition, is a valuable tool designed to enhance your classroom experience. Lab activities, objectives, materials lists, step-by-step procedures, illustrations, review questions and more are all included.

Written by an instructor expressly for the classroom or self-study, the Enhanced A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, Third Edition, Comprehensive w/Microsoft XP Guide will prepare you to pass the new A+ certification exams and succeed in the PC Repair industry. Jean Andrews brings a clear, conversational writing style to PC Repair, making tough technical topics easier to understand. So whether your goal is to support a PC, obtain A+ certification, or train others to become PC repair technicians, this text will fulfill your needs. Updated for currency, this new edition contains a chapter on Windows 2000, covers the Linux operating system, and is packaged with a 72-page book on Windows XP.

Whether the goal is to support a PC, obtain A+ certification, or train others to become PC repair technicians, "A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC" gets you there. Jean Andrews brings clear, conversational writing to technical topics to make tough topics easier--no electronic experience is assumed or required. This new edition contains coverage on NT 4, Windows 98, and is current for today's technology.

This step-by-step, highly visual text provides a comprehensive introduction to managing and maintaining computer hardware and software. Written by best-selling author and educator Jean Andrews, A+ GUIDE TO MANAGING AND MAINTAINING YOUR PC closely integrates the CompTIAA+ Exam objectives to prepare you for the 220-801 and 220-802 certification exams. The new Eighth Edition also features extensive updates to reflect current technology, techniques, and industry standards in the dynamic, fast-paced field of PC repair. Each chapter covers both core concepts and advanced topics, organizing material to facilitate practical application and encourage you to learn by doing. Supported by a wide range of supplemental resources to enhance learning--including innovative tools, interactive exercises and activities, and online study guides--this proven text offers an ideal way to prepare you for success as a professional PC repair technician.