instructor edition Andrews, Jean 1946- creator text mau Australia United States Course Technology c2004 2004 5th ed., Comprehensive. monographic eng

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24, xl, 1221 p. : ill., tables ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) ch. 1. Introducing hardware -- ch. 2. How hardware and software work together -- ch. 3. Understanding the boot process and command line -- ch. 4. Electricity and power supplies -- ch. 5. The motherboard -- ch. 6. Managing memory -- ch. 7. Floppy drives -- ch. 8. Understanding and installing hard drives -- ch. 9. Optimizing and protecting hard drives -- ch. 10. Supporting I/O devices -- ch. 11. Multimedia devices and mass storage -- ch. 12. Supporting Windows 9x -- ch. 13. Understanding and installing Windows 2000 and Windows NT -- ch. 14. Managing and troubleshooting Windows 2000 -- ch. 15. Installing and using Windows XP Professional -- ch. 16. Managing and supporting Windows XP -- ch. 17. Supporting modems -- ch. 18. PCs on a network -- ch. 19. PCs on the Internet -- ch. 20. Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs -- ch. 21. Supporting printers -- ch. 22. All about SCSI (Small computer system interface) -- ch. 23. Purchasing a PC or building your own -- ch. 24. Troubleshooting and maintenance fundamentals -- App. A. Error messages and their meanings -- App. B. ASCII character set and Ansi.sys -- App. C. The hexidecimal number system and memory addressing -- App. D. FAT details -- App. E. Electricity and multimeters -- App. F. The professional PC technician -- App. G. Introducing Linux. Jean Andrews. Includes index. Computing Technology Industry Association Examinations Study guides Electronic data processing personnel Certification Computer technicians Certification Study guides Microcomputers Maintenance and repair Examinations Study guides QA76.3 .A562 2004 004 061921306X (CD) 2004304805 DLC 041208 20230621113108.0 13809280