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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777088503321

Autore

Catura-Houser Tim

Titolo

ExamInsight for A+ operating systems technology [[electronic resource] ] : Exam 220-222 / / author: Tcat Houser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Friendswood, Tex., : TotalRecall Publications, c2003

ISBN

1-59095-220-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xlv, 544 pages) : illustrations

Collana

TotalRecall IT Certification System Series

Disciplina

005.43/

Soggetti

Electronic data processing personnel - Certification

Computer technicians - Certification

Operating systems (Computers)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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 -- Getting Ready - Questions -- Getting Ready - Answers --  Introduction -- 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 -- EISA -- VESA-VLB -- PCI -- 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 -- Summary -- Test for Success Questions -- Test for Success Answers -- CPUs -- Getting Ready - Questions --

Getting Ready - Answers -- Introduction -- CPUs -- 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 -- Summary -- Test for Success Questions -- Test for Success Answers -- System memory.