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CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram David L. Prowse

CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram By David L. Prowse

CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram by David L. Prowse


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CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram by David L. Prowse

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CompTIA (R) 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.

About David L. Prowse

David L. Prowse

is an author, a computer network specialist, and a 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. Over the past decade he has also taught CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certification courses, both in the classroom and via the Internet. He runs the website www.davidlprowse.com, where he gladly answers questions from students and readers.

Table of Contents

Introduction

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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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CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Exam Cram by David L. Prowse
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