A+ Certification

The Instructor Resource Manual (IRM) is a cornerstone to the Integrated Teaching System. Within each chapter, the manual guides you through how and when to use additional supplemental items, ExamGear", PowerPoint' slides, and Web enhancements to increase student comprehension. In addition, this IRM contains exam objectives, lecture outlines, course preparation notes, exam advice, teaching tips, class activities, discussion topics, additional review and exam questions, and advice on the end-of-the chapter exercises from each chapter of the companion Training Guide.

Use this IRM in conjunction with A+ Certification Training Guide, Third Edition. The A+ exam measures your students' abilities to, properly install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and repair microcomputer hardware. This includes basic knowledge of desktop and portable systems, basic networking concepts, and printers. Students must also demonstrate knowledge of safety and common preventive maintenance procedures. The exam also tests your students' knowledge of operating system techniques relevant to Windows 9X/NT/2000.

Contents

Part I Core Hardware

• Chapter 1 Installation, Configuration, and Upgrading
• Chapter 2 Diagnosing and Troubleshooting
• Chapter 3 Preventive Maintenance
• Chapter 4 Motherboard/Processors/Memory
• Chapter 5 Printers
• Chapter 6 Basic Networking

• Chapter 7 Operating System Fundamentals
• Chapter 8 Installation, Configuration, and Upgrading
• Chapter 9 Diagnosing and Troubleshooting
• Chapter 10 Networks

• Appendix A Glossary