TY  - BOOK
AU  - Andrews,Jean
TI  - A+ guide to hardware: managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting 
SN  - 9780619213275
U1  - 004 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Australia, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
PB  - Thomson/Course Technology
KW  - Computing Technology Industry Association
KW  - Examinations
KW  - Study guides
KW  - Computers
KW  - Electronic data processing personnel
KW  - Computer technicians
KW  - Computer input-output equipment
N1  - Chapter 1. How Computers Work
                  Hardware Needs Software to work
                  PC Hardware Components 
                  Chapter Summary
                  Key Terms
                  Thinking Critically
                   Hands-on Projects

Chapter 2. How Hardware and Software Work Together
                  How an Operating system Manages  Hardware
                  System Resources 
                  OS Tools to Examine a System
                  Booting Up Your Computer
                  Chapter Summary
                  Key Terms
                  Thinking Critically
                   Hands-on Projects

Chapter 3. Electricity and Power Supply
                  Measures and Properties of Electricity
                  Protecting Your Computer System
                  The Computer Case and Forms Factors
                  Detecting and Correcting Power Supply Problems
                  Energy Star System (The Green Star)
                  Chapter Summary
                  Key Terms
                  Thinking Critically
                   Hands-on Projects

Chapter 4. The Motherboard
                  Types of Motherboards 
                   Components on Motherboard
                   ROM BIOS
                   Building a Computer: An Introduction 
                   Installing the Motherboard
                   Troubleshooting the Motherboard and the CPU
                   etc
Chapter 5. Managing Memory
                  RAM on the Motherboard
                  Upgrading Memory
                  Chapter Summary
                   Key Terms
                  Thinking Critically
 


                  Hands-on Projects

Chapter 6. Floppy Drives 
                  How Floppy Drives work
                  Exchanging and Supporting Floppy Drives
                  Chapter Summary
                  Key Terms
                  Thinking Critically
                   Hands-on Projects
 
Chapter 7. Understanding and Installing Hard Drives
                  Hard Drive Technology
                  Communication with the Hard Drive Controller
                  How a Hard Drive is Logically Organised 
                  Installing Hard Drive
                  Managing  and Troubleshooting Hard Drives
                  etc.

Chapter 8. Supporting I/0 Devices
                  Basic Principles of Peripheral Installations
                  Using Ports and Expansion Slots for Adds-On Devices 
                  Keyboards
                  Point Devices
                  Computer Videos
                  etc.

Chapter 9. Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage
                  Multimedia on a PC
                  Optical Storage Technology
                   Hardware Used for Backups and Fault Tolerance
                   Troubleshooting Guidelines
                   etc

Chapter 10. Supporting Modems
                    All About Modems
                    Troubleshooting Guidelines for Modems
                     Chapter Summary
                      Key Terms
                     Thinking Critically
                     Hands-on Projects

Chapters 11. PCs on a Network
                      Physical Network  Architectures 
                      Windows on a Network
                      Installing a Network Card and Connecting  to a Network
                      Troubleshooting a Network Connection
                      Connecting Networks
                       etc.

Chapter 12. Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs
                    Notebook Computers
                    Caring for Notebooks
                     Power Management
                     etc.

Chapter 13. Supporting Printers
                    How Printers Work
                    Installing and Sharing a Printer
                    Troubleshooting  Guidelines for Printers 
                    etc.

Chapter 14. All About SCSI
                    SCSI Basics
                    Comparing IDE and SCSI
                     Installing SCSI Devices 
                     etc.

Chapter 15. Purchasing a PC of Building Your Own
                    Selecting a Personal Computer to meet your Needs
                     Preparing to build your own PC
                     Building a Personal Computer, Step by Step.
                     etc.

Chapter 16. Troubleshooting  and Maintenance Fundamentals
                    Troubleshooting perspectives and Tools
                    Your Approach to Troubleshooting
                     Preventive Maintenance
                     etc.; Includes index
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