This lab manual is a supplemental book that helps the students in the Cisco Networking Academy course prepare to take the CompTIA A exams. All the hands-on labs and worksheets from the course are printed here. Practicing and performing these tasks will reinforce the concepts and help you become a successful PC technician.

IT Essentials v6 Companion Guide supports the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials version 6 course. The course is designed for Cisco Networking Academy students who want to pursue careers in IT and learn how computers work, how to assemble computers, and how to safely and securely troubleshoot hardware and software issues. As CompTIA Approved Quality Content, the course also helps you prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams 220-901 and 220-902. Students must pass both exams to earn the CompTIA A+ certification. The features of the Companion Guide are designed to help you study and succeed in this course: Chapter objectives–Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms–Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced, and turn to the highlighted terms in context. Course section numbering–Follow along with the course heading numbers to easily jump online to complete labs, activities, and quizzes referred to within the text. Check Your Understanding Questions and Answer Key–Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. This icon in the Companion Guide indicates when there is a hands-on Lab to do. All the Labs from the course are compiled and published in the separate book, IT Essentials v6 Lab Manual. Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts and help you become a successful PC technician.

IT Essentials v6 Companion Guide supports the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials version 6 course. The course is designed for Cisco Networking Academy students who want to pursue careers in IT and learn how computers work, how to assemble computers, and how to safely and securely troubleshoot hardware and software issues. As CompTIA Approved Quality Content, the course also helps you prepare for the CompTIA A+ certification exams 220-901 and 220-902. Students must pass both exams to earn the CompTIA A+ certification. The features of the Companion Guide are designed to help you study and succeed in this course: Chapter objectives -Review core concepts by answering the focus questions listed at the beginning of each chapter. Key terms -Refer to the updated lists of networking vocabulary introduced, and turn to the highlighted terms in context. Course section numbering -Follow along with the course heading numbers to easily jump online to complete labs, activities, and quizzes referred to within the text. Check Your Understanding Questions and Answer Key -Evaluate your readiness with the updated end-of-chapter questions that match the style of questions you see on the online course quizzes. This icon in the Companion Guide indicates when there is a hands-on Lab to do. All the Labs from the course are compiled and published in the separate book, IT Essentials v6 Lab Manual . Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts and help you become a successful PC technician.

IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Lab Manual, Fourth Edition Cisco Networking Academy The only authorized Lab Manual for the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials v4.1 course IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Lab Manualis a supplemental book that helps the students in the Cisco®Networking Academy course prepare to take the CompTIA®A+ exams (based on the 2009 objectives). The hands-on labs, worksheets, and class discussions from the course are printed within this book to practice performing tasks that will help you become a successful PC technician. By reading and completing this book, you have the opportunity to review all key concepts that the CompTIA exams cover and reinforce those concepts with hands-on exercises. Related titles IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Companion Guide, Fourth Edition ISBN-10: 1-58713-263-X ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-263-6 IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software Course Booklet, Version 4.1 ISBN-10: 1-58713-261-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-261-2 31 Days Before Your A+ Exams, Second Edition ISBN-10: 1-58713-260-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-260-5

The Cisco Networking Academy Course Booklet is designed as a study resource students can easily read, highlight, and review on the go, wherever the Internet is not available or practical.

The only authorized Labs & Study Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy IT Essentials, Version 7 course IT Essentials Lab Manual is a supplemental book prepared for students in the Cisco® Networking Academy IT Essentials v7 course. All the hands-on labs and worksheets from the course are printed within this book to provide practical, hands-on experience with the course content. IT Essentials covers fundamental computer and career skills for entry-level IT jobs. Practicing and performing all these tasks will reinforce the concepts, skills, and procedures and help prepare the student to take the CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exams. Each chapter of this book is divided into a Study Guide section followed by a Lab section. The Study Guide section offers exercises that help you learn the concepts, configurations, and troubleshooting skills crucial to your success as a CompTIA® A+ 220-1001 and 220-1002 exam candidate. Each chapter is slightly different and includes some or all the following types of exercises: Vocabulary Matching Exercises Concept Questions Exercises Skill-Building Activities and Scenarios Packet Tracer Exercises The Labs & Activities include all the online course Labs and Packet Tracer activity instructions. If applicable, this section begins with a Command Reference that you will complete to highlight all the commands introduced in the chapter. Related titles: IT Essentials Companion Guide, Version 7 ISBN-10: 0-13-564537-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-564537-6 IT Essentials Course Booklet, Version 7 ISBN-10: 0-13-561216-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-561216-3