In this best-of-breed study guide, a leading expert helps you master all the topics you need to know to succeed on your CompTIA 220-901 and 902 exams and move into a successful career as an IT technician. The concise, focused approach explains every exam objective from a real-world perspective, helping you quickly identify weaknesses and retain everything you need to know.
Every feature of this book is designed to support both efficient exam preparation and long-term mastery:
- Includes coverage of the new performance-based questions
- Opening Topics Lists and Exam Objectives Summary define the topics you'll need to learn in each chapter, including a list of the official exam objectives covered in that chapter
- Key Topics call attention to the information that's most crucial to know for the exam
- Exam Preparation Tasks include reviewing key topics, completing memory tables, defining key terms, working through scenarios, and answering review questions-all designed to help you go beyond simple facts to make sure you master concepts crucial to both passing the exam and enhancing your career
- Key Terms defined in a complete glossary explain all the field's essential terminology
The companion website contains access to the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test Engine and two complete exams with access to a large library of exam-realistic questions.
This study guide helps you master all the topics on the new A+ 901 and 902 exams, including:
- Motherboards, processors, RAM, and BIOS
- Power supplies and system cooling
- I/O, input ports, and devices
- Video displays and video cards
- Customized PCs
- Laptops, mobile and wearable devices
- Printers
- Storage devices including SSDs
- Installing, using, and troubleshooting Windows, Linux, and OS X
- Virtualization
- Networking
- Security
- Operational procedures and communications methods