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CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram

CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram

          
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Prepare for CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exam success with this CompTIA Approved Exam Cram from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning and a CompTIA Approved Platinum Partner. Limited Time Offer: Buy CompTIA® A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram and receive a 10% off discount code for the CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exams.  To receive your 10% off discount code: Register your product at pearsonITcertification.com/register Follow the instructions Go to your Account page and click on “Access Bonus Content” CompTIA® A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram, Sixth Edition is the perfect study guide to help you pass CompTIA’s A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exams. It provides coverage and practice questions for every exam topic, including substantial new coverage of Windows 7, new PC hardware, tablets, smartphones, and professional-level networking and security. The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Exam Alerts, Sidebars, and Notes interspersed throughout the text keep you focused on what you need to know. Cram Quizzes help you assess your knowledge, and the Cram Sheet tear card is the perfect last minute review. Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 exams! Deploy and administer desktops and notebooks running Windows 7, Vista, or XP Understand, install, and troubleshoot motherboards, processors, and memory Test and troubleshoot power-related problems Use all forms of storage, including new Blu-ray and Solid State (SSD) devices Work effectively with mobile devices, including tablets and smartphones Install, configure, and troubleshoot both visible and internal laptop components Configure Windows components and applications, use Windows administrative tools, and optimize Windows systems Repair damaged Windows environments and boot errors Work with audio and video subsystems, I/O devices, and the newest peripherals Install and manage both local and network printers Configure IPv4 and understand TCP/IP protocols and IPv6 changes Install and configure SOHO wired/wireless networks and troubleshoot connectivity Implement secure authentication, prevent malware attacks, and protect data Companion CD The companion CD contains a digital edition of the Cram Sheet and the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions and two complete practice exams. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.   Pearson IT Certifcation Practice Test Minimum System Requirements Windows XP (SP3), WIndows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client Pentium-class 1 GHz processor (or equivalent) 512 MB RAM 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam David L. Prowse is an author, computer network specialist, and technical trainer. Over the past several years he has authored several titles for Pearson Education, including the well-received CompTIA A+ Exam Cram and CompTIA Security+ Cert Guide. As a consultant, he installs and secures the latest in computer and networking technology. He runs the website www.davidlprowse.com, where he gladly answers questions from students and readers. 

Table of Contents:
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Target Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About the CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2     Chapter Format and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3     Additional Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3     The Hands-On Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4     Goals for This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Exam Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6   CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Six-Step A+ Troubleshooting Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10     Step 1: Identify the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10     Step 2: Establish a Theory of Probable Cause (Question the Obvious) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11     Step 3: Test the Theory to Determine Cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12     Step 4: Establish a Plan of Action to Resolve the Problem and Implement the Solution. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 12     Step 5: Verify Full System Functionality and if Applicable Implement Preventative Measures . . . . .. . . . . 12     Step 6: Document Findings, Actions, and Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . 13     Cram Quiz Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Troubleshooting Examples and PC Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15     Troubleshooting Example 1: Display Issue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15     Troubleshooting Example 2: Power Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17     PC Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18     Some More Troubleshooting Tidbits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19   CHAPTER 2: Motherboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Motherboard Components and Form Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24     Motherboard Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24     Form Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42     BIOS, CMOS, and the Lithium Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42     The POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43     Accessing and Configuring the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43     Flashing the BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Installing and Troubleshooting Motherboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50     Installing Motherboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50     Troubleshooting Motherboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51   CHAPTER 3: The CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 CPU 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58     CPU Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58     Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Installing and Troubleshooting CPUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73     Installing CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73     Troubleshooting CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79   CHAPTER 4: RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 RAM Basics and Types of RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84     RAM Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84     Types of RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85     RAM Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Installing and Troubleshooting DRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100     Installing DRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100     Troubleshooting DRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104   CHAPTER 5: Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Understanding and Testing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112     Testing an AC Outlet with a Receptacle Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113     Testing an AC Outlet with a Multimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Power Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117     Power Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117     Surge Protectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118     Uninterruptible Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123     Planning Which Power Supply to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123     Installing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130     Troubleshooting Power Supply Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132     Heating and Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136   CHAPTER 6: Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Magnetic Storage Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142     Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142     Floppy Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154     Tape Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Optical Storage Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161     Compact Disc (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161     Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163     Blu-ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Solid-State Storage Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169     Solid-State Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169     USB Flash Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170     Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173     CompactFlash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175   CHAPTER 7: Laptops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Visible Laptop Components . . . . . . . . . . 180     Laptop 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180     Input Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182     Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187     Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191     Optical Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192     Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192     Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193     Expansion Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196     Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Internal Laptop Components . . .  . . . . 205     Hard Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205     Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207     System Board and CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209   CHAPTER 8: Installing and Upgrading Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Installing and Upgrading to Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214     Windows 7 Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214     Windows 7 Minimum Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . 215     Windows 7 Installation Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216     Installing Windows 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219     Upgrading to Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221     Verifying and Troubleshooting Windows 7 Installations . . . . . . . 223 Installing and Upgrading to Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229     Windows Vista Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229     Windows Vista Minimum Requirements and Compatibility. . . . . 230     Windows Vista Installation Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231     Upgrading to Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231     Verifying and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Installations . . . . 231 Installing and Upgrading to Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236     Windows XP Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236     Windows XP Minimum Requirements and Compatibility. . . . . . 237     Verifying and Troubleshooting Windows XP Installations. . . . . . 238   CHAPTER 9: Configuring Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . 241 Windows User Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242     Windows Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242     Windows Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247     Administrative Tools and the MMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 System Tools and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257     Managing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257     Operating System Optimization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261     User Migrations and Customizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269     Advanced System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Files, File Systems, and Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283     Working with Files and File Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283     Managing Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289   CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Updating Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300     Service Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300     Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Maintaining Hard Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305     Hard Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305     Backups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308     Using Windows XP’s NTBackup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310     Creating Restore Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310     Shadow Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312   CHAPTER 11: Troubleshooting Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Repair Environments and Boot Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318     Windows Repair Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318     Boot Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Windows Tools and Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328     Troubleshooting Within Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328     Stop Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337     Improper and Spontaneous Shutdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339     Additional Windows Errors and Error Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . 340     Restoring Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Command-Line Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345     Windows Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345     Recovery Command Prompt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349   CHAPTER 12: Video and Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 The Video Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356     Video Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356     Video Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365     Video Settings and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 The Audio Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380     Sound Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380     Installing a Sound Card and Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382     Audio Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384   CHAPTER 13: Peripherals and Custom Computing . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 387 Input/Output, Input Devices, and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388     I/O Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388     Input Devices and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Custom PC Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399     Audio/Video Editing Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399     CAD/CAM Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399     Virtualization Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400     Thin and Thick Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402     Home Server PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402     Home Theater PC (HTPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403     Gaming PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404   CHAPTER 14: Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Printer Types and Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408     Types of Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408     Local Versus Network Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . 415     Printer Installation and Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415     Configuring Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416     Troubleshooting Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422   CHAPTER 15: Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Types of Networks and Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430     Network Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430     Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431     Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 Cables, Connectors, and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439     Cable Types and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439     Cabling Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447     Configuring IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447     IPv4 Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450     Configuring IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452     TCP/IP Protocols and Their Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 SOHO Windows Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462     Internet Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462     Router Setup and Wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466     Windows Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 Troubleshooting Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484     Command-Line Interface Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484     Troubleshooting Common Symptoms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490   CHAPTER 16: Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 497 Security Threats and Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498     Malicious Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498     Preventing and Troubleshooting Malicious Software . . . . . . . . . 499     Unauthorized Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506     Social Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509     Hard Drive Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 Windows Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514     User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514     File Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520     Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525     Windows Firewall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 SOHO Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531     Changing Default Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531     Changing and Disabling the SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531     Configuring Wireless Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532     Enabling MAC Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534     Disabling WPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534     Assigning Static IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535     Disabling Physical Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535     Final Word on SOHO Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535   CHAPTER 17: Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Mobile Hardware and Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540     Mobile Hardware Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540     Hardware Differences Between Tablets and Laptops . . . . . . . . . 541     Mobile Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542     Obtaining Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544     Screen Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545     GPS and Geotracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Mobile Networking and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551     GSM Cellular Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551     Wi-Fi Network Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552     Wi-Fi Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554     Bluetooth Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556     Bluetooth Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559     E-Mail Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559     Troubleshooting E-mail Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562     Synchronizing an Android Device to a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562     Synchronizing an iPad2 to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564     Synchronizing Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 Mobile Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569     Stolen and Lost Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 569     Compromised and Damaged Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572     Stopping Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575     Initiating Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577   CHAPTER 18: Safety, Procedures, and Professionalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582     Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582     Electrical Fire Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583     ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584     Physical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587 Procedures and Environmental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590     Temperature, Humidity, and Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590     EMI and RFI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591     MSDS and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591     Incident Response and Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593 Professionalism and Communication Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596   CHAPTER 19: Taking the Real Exams. . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 601 Getting Ready and the Exam Preparation Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602 Tips for Taking the Real Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604     General Practices for Taking Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605     Smart Methods for Difficult Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607     Wrapping Up the Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 Beyond the CompTIA A+ Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608   Practice Exam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611     Answers at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630     Answers with Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631   Practice Exam 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651     Answers at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672     Answers with Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673   Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697


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  • ISBN-13: 9780789749710
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson It Certification
  • Depth: 38
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  • No of Pages: 752
  • Series Title: Exam Cram
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  • Publisher Date: 09 Aug 2012
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