Microcomputer Repair - Softcover

Antonakos, James L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130195782 ISBN 13: 9780130195784

Publisher: New Riders Pub, 1656

Synopsis

For Microcomputer Repair/Servicing, A+ Certification courses, and Computer Architecture courses at the freshman-sophomore level. Requires no prior knowledge of electronics, and minimal acumen in math and theory. Emphasizing the development of essential troubleshooting and repair skills, this combination text/lab manual offers a clearly written and highly organized approach to teaching beginning technology students the fundamental skills required for hardware and software servicing of microcomputer systems. Expanded and updated, it now consists of 58 exercises, which are divided into six units, with each unit addressing a specific range of topics.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Revised, expanded and updated, Microcomputer Repair provides today's computer-and information-literate student with an application-driven approach to the essentials of microcomputers and their repair. The Second Edition of this text/lab manual conveys coverage of the most recent themes and developments in the field through an even stronger pedagogical framework than its predecessor.

From the Back Cover:

The fourth edition of Microcomputer Repair contains 58 exercises divided into six units. This combined text and tab manual is designed to teach beginning electronics students the fundamental skills needed to service microcomputer systems' hardware and software.

Major revisions to this edition are:

• Key terms and summary sections, additional information, and several new self-test questions and. activities have been added to all the exercises.
• Six new exercises increase coverage of Windows and networking.
• Exercise 51, Computer Languages, now contains exposure to additional languages typically used an the PC, such as Visual C++ and Visual BASIC.
• Photos of new and current computer hardware have been added.
• A new Appendix C covers fault tolerance in Windows NT.
• A new Appendix D provides information -on installing and upgrading Windows.
• A glossary, which contains detailed terms related to microcomputer systems, has been added.

Two CD-ROMs are packaged with the text:

• One CD-ROM contains DOS-executable programs called WiNQUIZ and NETQUIZ, which test the reader's knowledge of the text material, as well as demonstration versions of useful networking and file-management utilities.
• A second CD-ROM provides a demonstration version of McAfee Utilities™.

About this edition

• Publisher: New Riders Pub
• Publication date: 1656
• ISBN 10: 0130195782
• ISBN 13: 9780130195784
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 804