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Master IT Hardware, Software, and Troubleshootingand Fully Prepare for the Latest CompTIA® A+ Certification Exams (220-1201 & 220-1202)
The Complete A+ Guide to IT Hardware and Software is your all-in-one, real-world, full-color resource for building the skills you need to become a confident, job-ready IT technicianand for passing the updated CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1201) and Core 2 (220-1202) exams.
Built around the latest A+ exam objectives, this comprehensive guide helps you connect, configure, manage, and troubleshoot today's most widely used devices, operating systems, and cloud-based technologiesall in the context of real IT scenarios. You'll gain hands-on expertise with Windows 11, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, iOS, mobile and IoT devices, Active Directory, cybersecurity, scripting, and more.
Award-winning instructors Cheryl Schmidt and Christopher Lee combine technical depth with a strong focus on customer service and workplace-ready soft skills. Legacy technologies are also covered to prepare you for any environment you may encounter in the field.
What Youll Learn and How Youll Learn It:
Extensive Practice and Review Tools:
Free Online Companion: Complete A+ Lab Manual
Available for free online, the Complete A+ Guide to IT Hardware and Software Lab Manual offers 140+ hands-on labs that walk you through:
Step-by-step instructions, built-in challenges, and critical thinking questions help you practice, experiment, and build confidence with core A+ topics. Whether you're preparing for the exam or the workplaceor boththis lab manual ensures you're ready.
Perfect for students, instructors, and career changers alike, this guide will prepare you for both certification success and on-the-job performance in todays fast-moving IT environments.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the World of IT
Chapter 2: Connectivity
Chapter 3: On the Motherboard
Chapter 4: Introduction to Conguration
Chapter 5: Disassembly and Power
Chapter 6: Memory
Chapter 7: Storage Devices
Chapter 8: Video and Multimedia Devices
Chapter 9: Printers/Multifunction Devices
Chapter 10: Mobile Devices
Chapter 11: Computer Design and Troubleshooting Review
Chapter 12: Internet Connectivity, Virtualization, and Cloud Technologies
Chapter 13: Networking
Chapter 14: Introduction to Operating Systems
Chapter 15: Introduction to Scripting
Chapter 16: Advanced Windows
Chapter 17: macOS and Linux Operating Systems
Chapter 18: Computer and Network Security
Chapter 19: Operational Procedures
Chapter
Online Only Elements
Appendix A: Subnetting Basics
Appendix B: Certification Exam Objectives
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