TY - BOOK AU - Andrews,Jean AU - Verge,Todd ED - Computing Technology Industry Association. ED - Books24x7, Inc. TI - Lab manual for A+ guide to managing and maintaining your PC, sixth edition, comprehensive SN - 9780619000646 AV - QA76.3 .A562 PY - 1999/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Thomson Course Technology KW - Electronic data processing personnel KW - Certification KW - Computer technicians KW - Microcomputers KW - Maintenance and repair KW - Examinations N1 - At head of title: A+. "Includes Nuts & Bolts diagnostic utilities software on CD-ROM." Includes index; How computers work : an overview -- How software and hardware work together -- The systemboard -- Floppy drives and other essential devices -- Introduction to hard drives -- Hard drive installation and support -- Troubleshooting fundamentals -- Customizing a personal computer system with peripheral equipment -- Understanding and managing memory -- Electricity and power supplies -- Supporting windows 3.x and windows 95 -- Understanding and supporting windows NT workstation -- Multimedia technology -- Purchasing a PC or building your own -- Communication over phone lines -- Networking fundamentals and the Internet -- Viruses, disaster recovery, and a maintenance plan that works -- The professional PC technician ER -