CompTIA A_ Certification All-In-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition - Michael Meyers [540]
System Update Readiness Tool
UDF (Universal Data Format) support
USB device drivers
USB thumb drives
user accounts, managing
video cards, visual effects
virus removal
Welcome screen
Windows Easy Transfer
Windows Media Center
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Installation DVD, partitioning/formatting with
Windows Vista Mobile Device Center
(WMDC)
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Color System (WCS)
Windows XP
64-bit
Activate Window utility
Activesync
Add or Remove Programs applet
Backup utility
booting into XP setup
checking installed codecs
Computer Name tab
driver rollback feature
Error-checking tool
groups
installing/upgrading
LCD resolution
Local Security Settings
Microsoft Update tool
Network and Internet Connections applet
partitioning methods
password reset disk
Performance Console
RAM requirements
registration and activation
Security Center
sharing
Sounds and Audio Devices applet
System Restore (in XP)
Upgrade Advisor
user accounts, managing
Welcome screen
Windows XP Home
Windows XP Media Center
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Tablet PC
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
wireless access points. See WAPs (wireless access points)
wireless broadband
wireless network adapters
wireless networks
ad hoc mode/infrastructure mode
Bluetooth
cellular networks
components of
configuration settings
configuring
Internet connection
IrDA (infrared)
portable devices
range
review questions/answers
security, 119273
speed
SSID, changing/configuring
standards
troubleshooting
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
WMDC (Windows Mobile Device Center)
WMV (Windows Media Video)
Wolfenstein 3D, FPSs (first-person shooters) games
Work Authorization forms
workstations. See also clients
World Wide Web service
proxy servers
security settings
Web browsers, configuring
World Wide Web
worms
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
wrappers, video capture
write precompensation cylinder, hard drives
X
x# terminology, describing computer architecture
X58 Express Chipset
XCOPY command
xD (Extreme Digital) Picture Cards
Xeon processors
XGA
XML Paper Specification (XPS)
XON/XOFF (software handshaking)
XPCs, Shuttle
XPS (XML Paper Specification)
Y
yoke, of CRTs
Z
Zelda (GameCube)
Zip tools
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Path of the PC Tech
The Importance of Skill in Managing and Troubleshooting PCs
The Importance of CompTIA A+ Certification
What Is CompTIA A+ Certification?
Who Is CompTIA?
The Path to Other Certifications
How Do I Become CompTIA A+ Certified?
The Basic Exam Structure
How Do I Take the Exams?
How Much Does the Exam Cost?
How to Pass the CompTIA A+ Exams
Historical/Conceptual
Chapter Review
Questions
Answers
Chapter 2 Operational Procedures
Essentials
The Professional Tech
Appearance
The Traits of a Tech
Communication
Assertive Communication
Respectful Communication
Eliciting Answers
Expectations and Follow-up
Safety and Tools
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Anti-static Tools
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
Physical Safety
Tools of the Trade
Chapter Review
Questions
Answers
Chapter 3 The Visible PC
Historical/Conceptual
How the PC Works
Input
Processing
Output
Storage
The Art of the PC Technician
Essentials
The Complete PC
External Connections
Devices and Their Connectors
Mouse
Inside the System Unit
Case
CPU
RAM
Motherboard
Power Supply
Floppy Drive
Hard Drive
Optical Media Drives
Know Your Parts
Chapter Review
Questions
Answers
Chapter 4 Understanding Windows
Historical/Conceptual
A Brief History of Microsoft Windows
Early Windows
Modern Windows
Essentials
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Enter 64-bit Windows
The Windows Interface
User Interface
Hot Keys