Complete Comptia A+ Guide to PCs

by Cheryl A. Schmidt

Book Overview

Master PC installation, configuration, repair, maintenance, and networking and fully prepare for the CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exams This unique tutorial and study guide teaches the fundamentals of computer desktop and laptop installation, configuration, maintenance, and networking with thorough instruction built on the CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exam objectives. Learn all the skills you need to become a certified professional and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789749769
• ISBN13: 9780789749765
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Pearson It Certification
• Length: 1008 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.8" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

old

The material is old yes they need to cover some of the older hardware but some areas are poorly done we use this more of a reference in class then as a text book.

Student perspective

Good book. Very comprehensive and easy to read and follow. Three additional chapters on the cd nice bonus.

my review

The book is good however the paper is to thin and it tears from its binding at the drop of a hat.

Fantastic book.

"I have to say that I really do think this A+ book is very well written and easy to follow. The hands on exercises are definitely a plus and should be incorporated into all texts. My current text, while adequate, doesn't provide near the exercises that this text does." David E. Cooke Heart of Georgia Technical College "(Schmidt) includes many of the labs students will complete, eliminating the need for an additional lab text. There are enough questions at the end of the chapter to allow me to choose those that I want emphasize when I cannot cover all material in the classroom." John Washington Texas State Technical College "I really like the review questions and student exercises at the ends of the chapters. I take many of my exam questions from them. They are superior to those found in other texts I have used in the past. The Complete A+ Guide to PC Repair 2005 Edition is an excellent A+ prep book. Even after almost 15 years of experience troubleshooting and repairing computers, I still keep a copy handy for reference. If a student (or anyone preparing for the A+ test) buys only one textbook, this should be it!" K.C. Moore Tidewater Community College "The layout is excellent. The labs are incorporated into the book instead of requiring students to buy a separate book for labs only. It is a great concept that I'd like to see from more authors." Zoltan Szabo Richland College

Great book!

Thank you for the teacher's material on the Complete Computer Repair 2nd ed. Textbook. This material has made teaching this material from your book the most helpful of any material I have ever used. I have been teaching for 20 years, and this is the most complete and user friendly information I have used. Again thank you and keep up the good work. Loren Niemeyer, Sauk Valley Community College I am very impressedWe have already adopted Schmidt's 2nd edition for use with my class at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA, and I am very impressed with it. I like the updated information and the addition of some review questions in Chp 6 on Troubleshooting. The end of the chapter exercises make preparing classroom activities much easier. What a joy to have found this book. I own every book, it seems, on computer repair. At last, I have found a book that is well written and easy to understand. Ms. Schmidt's explanations are straight forward and well illustrated. What a joy to have found this book. Great book! this book will enable me to better instruct my students because the labs/exercises will save me many hours fine tuning labs that I have prepared. Other instructors in the same boat know how very difficult and time consuming it is to prepare and test lab exercises, and, be successful in ensuring that labs provide a positive learning experience. The chapter reviews and tests are reinforcement and well written and cover all important topics. I feel overwhelmed knowing that, finally, I will have such an excellent instructional computer book for my students. Please share my thoughts and thanks to Cheryl A. Schmidt. Jody Campbell Pima Community College. I like this book. Explanations are easy to understand., September 29, 1998 Reviewer: A reader from VA This is the only book my teacher assigned and I think it is very good. It's easy to understand and the lab exercises are good, too The Best Technician's Handbook, Reviewer: Maureen Murphy from Ponte Vedra, FL USA There is not to much to say because the text explains it all. For those of you who have taken a class that requires this book you know what I'm talking about. Not only have I had the pleasure of owning this valuble textbook, I have also had the privilege of being a former student of Cheryl Schmidt's here at FCCJ in Jacksonville, FL.Ms. Schmidt is one of the finest instructors I've ever had the honor of learning from. The one theme that runs through out her textbook as well as her classes is, DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, ......ALWAYS READ THE DOCUMENTATION.Thank you Cheryl!