A+ Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 220-221, Exam Cram 220-222)

Description

A+ Exam Cram 2 is a study skill enhancement and tutorial, designed to focus on exactly what students need to get A+ certified, with coverage of exams 220-221 and 220-222. It details all the new exam objectives and items in the following areas: Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT version 4.0. Because the A+ certification is a core competency of the MCSA program, this book is also helpful for those who are seeking their MCSA certification. This book is not intended to teach new material. Instead it assumes that you have a solid foundation of knowledge but can use a refresher on important concepts as well as a guide to exam topics and objectives. This book focuses exactly on what you need to pass the exam - it features test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, and a special Cram Sheet that includes tips, acronyms, and memory joggers not available anywhere else. The series is supported online at several Web sites: examcram.com, informit.com, and cramsession.com.

The accompanying CD features PrepLogic™ Practice Tests, Preview Edition. This product includes one complete PrepLogic Practice Test with approximately the same number of questions found on the actual vendor exam. Each question contains full, detailed explanations of the correct and incorrect answers. The engine offers two study modes, Practice Test and Flash Review, full exam customization, and a detailed score report.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

1. A+ Certification Tests.

Are You Certifiable? The A+ Certification Exams. The Exam Site. How to Prepare for an Exam. The Test Site. Adaptive Testing. Test Layout and Design. Questions and Linguistics. Question-Handling Strategies. Mastering the Inner Game. Multiple Response Questions. Need to Know More?

System Boards: A Brief History. The ATX Form Factor. Summary—Form Factors. Expansion Bus Architecture. Slots and Sockets. North Bridge and South Bridge. Summary—Buses and Slot. PC Card (PCMCIA). Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Conceptual Overview. Read-Only Memory (ROM). Memory—an Analogy. Memory Buses. Cache Memory. Memory Pages. Summary—Memory. Types of RAM. Packaging Modules. Summary—Memory Modules. Memory Diagnostics—Parity. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Central Processing Unit (CPU). Processor Families. Pentium Processors. AMD Processors. Summary—Processors. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Basic Electricity. Electronic Components. Interrupt Requests (IRQs). Direct Memory Access (DMA). IRQs, DMA, and I/O Ports. Ports and IRQs. Summary—IRQs, DMAs, and Electricity. Keyboards. Mice and Trackballs. Modems. Scanners. Summary—Input Devices. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Floppy Disks. Floppy Drive Components. Floppy Drive Configuration. Controllers. Fixed Disks/Hard Drives. Hard Drive Controllers. IDE Drives. The PCI Specification. Summary—Disk Drives. Hard Drive Configuration. Removable Media and Drives. Flash Memory. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Transient vs. Final Output. Video Displays. Standard VGA. SVGA and UVGA. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). Summary—Monitors. Printers. Dot Matrix. Printer Problems. Fonts. Laser Printers. Paper Feed Process. Summary—Printers. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Chaining Devices. SCSI Interface. Universal Serial Bus (USB). Plug 'n' Play (PnP). IEEE 1394. Summary—Bus Transfers. Networking Overview. Ethernet (IEEE 802.3). Token Ring (IEEE 802.5). Bridges and Routers. Summary—Network Overview. The Internet. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Basic I/O Interfaces. Parallel (LPT) Ports: 8 Bits Across. Serial (COM) Ports: 1 Bit After Another. Summary—Standard Cables. Network Cables and Connectors. Summary—Network Cables. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Why Read This Part? Operating Systems. DOS. The Command Interpreter. COMMAND.COM. The Environment. The Path. DOS Commands. The DIR Command: File Searches. Summary—DOS. Logical Formatting and Partitions: FDISK. Primary and Extended Partitions. FORMAT.COM. File Systems. File Management. DEFRAG.EXE. File Names. Summary—Disk Management. Operating Systems vs. Shells. Batch Files. Practice Questions. Need to Know More?

Booting and System Files. The CONFIG.SYS File. MSDOS.SYS. Summary—The Boot Process. Beep Codes. The Bootable Disk.

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