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Table of Contents
CertiGuide to A+ (A+ 4 Real)- Copyright and Disclaimer
- Introduction and “Guide to the Guide”
- Chapter 1: What are Operating Systems and How Do They Work?
- The CPU and the Life Cycle of Operating Systems
- Operating System Features
- System Configuration Tools
- File Structure
- File Attributes
- File Naming Conventions (Most Common Extensions)
- Lost in the Maze? How to Search
- File Management
- Backup/Restore
- CDI System Commands
- DOS - Where it all Begins
- “8.3“ File Naming Limit
- Navigation
- The CD Command
- The DIR Command
- The Prompt Command
- The Ver Command
- The Copy and XCopy Commands
- The Echo Command
- The Del / Erase Command
- The RMDir / RD Command
- The DelTree Command
- The MKDir Command
- The Ren Command
- The Type Command
- The Edit Command
- The Attrib Command
- The FDisk Command
- The Format Command
- Batch Files
- Batch Files: AUTOEXEC.BAT
- The Registry
- Chapter 2: Windows XP New Category View
- Classic View and Category View
- Control Panel Categories
- Appearances and Themes
- Computer Themes
- Desktop Options
- Screen Saver and Power Options
- Appearance Options
- Display Settings
- Video Troubleshooting
- Folder Options
- Folder Views
- File Types
- Offline Files
- Taskbar and Start Menu
- Fonts Display
- Mouse Properties
- Display Accessibility Options
- User Account Pictures
- Display Troubleshooter
- Network and Internet Connections
- Printers and Other Hardware
- Add or Remove Programs
- Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices
- Performance and Maintenance
- User Accounts
- Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options
- Accessibility Options
- Category View - Summary
- Chapter 3: Windows XP Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Chapter 4: Diagnosing and Troubleshooting in the Windows OS
- Troubleshooting the Windows Start-up “Journey”
- Troubleshooting Black Screen Error Messages
- Real World Scenario: How Might a Black Screen Error Happen?
- Fatal Errors: Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or ***STOP
- Turning Off Restart on ***STOP
- Lock-ups
- Troubleshooting Registry Problems
- Less Fatal Errors
- Safe Windows Start-up
- Troubleshooting Printing
- Troubleshooting Utilities
- Virus – Computer (Age) Illness
- Chapter 5: The Linux Operating System
- A Look Back to the Roots of Linux
- Linux Distributions
- Further Links and Info
- The Major Components and Interfaces of Linux and Their Functions
- Linux System Interface: The Command line
- The User Model
- Basic Concepts and Procedures for Creating, Viewing and Editing Files and Directories
- Common Commands
- ls - List Directory Contents
- mkdir - Make Directories Command
- pwd - Print Name Of Current/Working Directory
- cd - Change Directory
- touch - Change File Time Stamps
- cat - Concatenate Files And Print To The Standard Output
- more, less - Peruse A File One Screen at a Time
- head, tail - Output the First or Last Part of a File to the Screen
- cp - Copy Files or Directories
- mv - Move (rename) Files
- rm - Remove Files Or Directories
- rmdir - Remove Empty Directories
- chmod - Change File Access Permissions
- find - Search For Files In A Directory Hierarchy
- locate - Index And Search Files
- diff - Find Differences Between Two Files
- grep - Print Lines Matching A Pattern
- jobs - List Jobs that are Running from the Current Shell
- vi - A Full Screen Text Editor
- Meta Characters
- Character Ranges
- Match Negation
- Examples of Using Meta Characters
- Pipes And Redirection
- Shell Information
- Aliases
- Bash Config File
- Environment Variables
- Common Commands
- Command Line Functions And Administrative Utilities
- Package Management
- System Run Levels
- System Backup and the tar Archiving Utility
- Networking with Linux
- Chapter 6: The Graphical Interface of the LINUX OS
- History of the X Windows System
- The Gnome and KDE Desktop Interfaces
- The KDE Desktop
- Launching Applications
- Exploring with Konqueror
- The Gnome Desktop
- The KDE Control Center
- System Administration Tools
- Network Configuration
- User Management
- Web-Server: Webmin
- Information on Processes, Disks and Network File Systems
- Software Management
- Hardware Management
- Printer Installation
- Network Information
- Server Configuration
- Video and Graphic Installation
- Example of Configuration
- Chapter 7: History, Installing and Use of the MacOS
- Chapter 8: Motherboards
- What is a Motherboard?
- Form Factors
- What is a Chipset?
- Northbridge and Southbridge Architecture
- Hub Architecture
- What is CMOS?
- What is BIOS?
- What is POST?
- What is a Bus?
- ISA
- MCA
- VESA VL Bus
- PCI
- Plug and Play (PnP)
- PCI Steering
- AGP
- AMR
- What is Interrupting?
- IRQ
- DMA
- DMA Details
- Bus Mastering
- Memory Addresses
- Memory Mapping
- Logical Names
- The Future of Motherboards
- Chapter 9: Graphic Cards
- Chapter 10: The Small Computer System Interface, SCSI
- A Little Background
- Catch the Bus!
- The Three Buses
- Parallel SCSI Standards and Features
- SCSI IDs
- Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs)
- SCSI Bus Termination
- SCSI Connectors
- Summary: SCSI Types, Standards, Speeds, Cables and Connectors
- RAID
- iSCSI
- Fibre Channel
- Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
- Additional information/Links
- Chapter 11: Power Supplies, Surge Protection and Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Chapter 12: Material Safety: a Personal and Technical Report on Hazardous Material Handling
- What You Need to Know for the A+ Test
- HazCom: What it is and Where it Came From
- The Major Elements of the Hazard Communication Standard
- Reading and Understanding MSDSs
- Title/Header and Section One - Product Information
- Section Two - Hazardous Constituents and Exposure Limits
- Section Three - Physical Data
- Section Four - Fire/Explosion Data
- Section Five - Reactivity Data
- Section Six - Health Hazard Data
- Section Seven - Toxicological Data
- Section Eight - Exposure Controls Data
- Section Nine - First Aid Data
- Section Ten - Storage Data
- Section Eleven - Environmental / Regulatory Data
- Section Twelve - Other Information
- Some Ending Notes
- Links to Additional Information
- Chapter 13: Basic Networking Terminology
- History of Networking
- Cables and Fibers
- OSI Reference Model and Networking Protocols and Technologies
- Internet
- Wide Area Networking (WAN)
- Modem, IDSN, DSL and More
- Wireless
- Video and Voice Transmission over IP
- Chapter 14: Networks
- Chapter 15: Wireless LANs
- Chapter 16: Network Load Balancing and Clustering
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