A+ Depot Technician: 220-604 Study Guide

1-4239-5437-8 © 2007 Publish date: November 4, 2006 302 pages

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CBT Planet is pleased to bring you a highly rated CompTIA A+ Depot Technician study guide with an emphasis on preparing for the CompTIA A+ 220-604 certification exam. Because this book closely follows the 2006 objectives, you will learn exactly what you need to learn to pass the exam.

If you currently work, or intend to work, in a computer hardware support role with limited customer interaction, this courseware is designed with you in mind. The CompTIA A+ Depot Technician courseware will help you work toward a career as a Bench Technician or a Depot Technician.

You will learn how to support and repair desktop computers, portables, laptops, printers, and scanners. This course covers security in both hardware and software perspectives in great detail. As you follow the units, you will learn the exam's objectives. By successfully passing exam 220-604, your hardware installation and troubleshooting skills will be validated. This CompTIA A+ Depot Technician study guide sets out to assist you in gaining those skills in an easy to use format.

In addition to reviews, case studies, and hands-on exercises that come with our computer training books, we will include the CertBlaster exam prep software to ensure that your knowledge is reinforced and that you have all the skills required for success.

Courseware Objectives

After completing this Depot Technician study guide, you will be able to install and troubleshoot power supplies, update, replace, and troubleshoot CPUs and motherboard components, and install, partition, format, and troubleshoot data storage devices. You will also know how to add, and test, memory in both desktop and laptop computers, replace and troubleshoot components specific to portable computers and devices, and how to install, configure, optimize, and troubleshoot input devices, output devices, and adapter cards in desktop and laptop computers. This A+ Depot Techncian book will also teach you to secure the operating system.

A+ 220-604 Depot Technician Study Guide Contents

Unit 1 covers electricity and power systems

• Electricity and static electricity
• Power supplies
• Power supply issues and troubleshooting

Unit 2 discusses CPUs and motherboards

• How to install a CPU and motherboard
• How to troubleshoot a motherboard

Unit 3 covers memory systems

• How to install RAM
• How to troubleshoot memory

Unit 4 covers expansion cards

• Interaction with the host system
• How to install expansion cards
• How to install laptop expansion devices
• How to install legacy devices
• Expansion card troubleshooting

Unit 5 covers data storage devices

• Hard drives and optical drives
• How to troubleshoot storage devices

Unit 6 covers printers and scanners

• Printer technologies
• Printers and scanners

Unit 7 discusses portable computers and devices

• Connections for communications
• Replacing components
• Power sources for portable computers

Unit 8 talks about security

• Hardware used for security
• Security and the human aspect

Appendix A shows the Certification exam objectives map

Appendix B lists the CompTIA A+ acronyms