ExamInsight for A+ operating systems technology : Exam 220-222 / author: Tcat Houser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catura-Houser, Tim.

Series:

TotalRecall IT Certification System Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic data processing personnel--Certification.

Electronic data processing personnel.

Computer technicians--Certification--Study guides.

Computer technicians.

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlv, 544 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

ExamInsight for CompTIA A+ operating system technologies certification

A+ operating systems technology

Place of Publication:

Friendswood, Tex. : TotalRecall Publications, c2003.

Summary:

Part of the the IT Insight Certification System Series, this new book fills the gap existing in the complete study aid material available for candidates preparing to take the CompTIA A+ (OS) Operating System Exam. This book covers information associated with each exam topic in detail and includes information not found anywhere else. (Study Guides)

Contents:

How to Read This Book

Real-World Lessons

Icon Alerts

Exam Specifics

Forward

CompTIA A+ Core Technologies Exam Blueprint

Terms to Know

The Start of the PC

Getting Ready - Questions

Getting Ready - Answers

Introduction

Start of IT

IT Starts here

Micro Soft

Apple

C/PM

Intel

Killer App

IBM

DOS

IBM PC

Lotus

Hercules

The Combination

Xerox

Mac

Compaq

Pop Quiz 0000.00

GUI

PS2

EISA

VLB

PCI

2002 and Beyond

Sub System

CPU

RAM

Storage

Electricity

Electrons Unleashed

Conductors

Completing a Circuit

Magnetic Fields

Measuring Electricity

AC/DC

Multimeters

CPS

Resistor

Capacitor

Transistor

Diode

LED

Fuse

IC

Pop Quiz 0000.01

Binary Math

Bit - Byte

Hexadecimal (Base 16)

Loose connectors

Summary

Test for Success Questions

Test for Success Answers

Power Supplies - System board

Power Supplies and System Boards

Power Supplies

IVAT

VATX

Form Factor

Baby AT

ATX

NLX

Chipsets

Northbridge

Southbridge

Pop Quiz 0001.00

CMOS

BIOS

EEPROM

Pop Quiz 0001.01

POST

Bus

Front side/Backside Bus

I/O Bus

Cache

AGP Bus

Expansion Buses

ISA

MCA

VESA-VLB

Plug and Play

Why Plug'n Play is Sometimes Plug and Pray

PCI Steering

AGP

AMR

Demanding Attention Digitally

Interrupting

IRQ

IRQ Conflict

DMA

DMA, the PC and the AT

Bus Mastering

Memory Addresses

Memory Mapping

Logical Names

Pop Quiz 0001.10

Test for Success Questions

CPUs

Getting Ready - Answers

Test Objectives Vs. Reality

RISC

CISC

80386

80386-SX

Math Co-processors

80486

486-DX2

80486-SX

Pentium

Pentium MMX

Pentium Pro

Pentium II

Xeon

Pentium III

Pentium IV(a) and Northwood (Pentium IV)

Celeron

Cyrix

M1

AMD

Sockets & Slots

Socket 1

Slot 1

Slot 2

Socket 370

Slot A

Socket 462

System memory.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-59095-220-0

OCLC:

84375215