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Develop the skills you need in the real world
Hit the ground running with the street-smart training you'll find in this practical book. Using a "year in the life" approach, it gives you an inside look at the common responsibilities of PC Technicians, with key information organized around the actual day-to-day tasks, scenarios, and challenges you'll face in the field. This valuable training tool is loaded with hands-on, step-by-step exercises covering all phases of a PC Technician's job, including:
- Installing hardware and software
- Maintaining hardware and software
- Installing and upgrading operating systems and networks
- Installing and upgrading security systems
An invaluable study tool
This no-nonsense book also covers the common tasks that CompTIA expects all of its A+ certification candidates to know how to perform. So whether you're preparing for certification or seeking practical skills to break into the field, you'll find the instruction you need, including:
- Installing or replacing a power supply
- Installing or replacing a laptop hard drive
- Upgrading Windows(r) 2000 to Windows(r) XP
- Scanning for and removing viruses
- Installing printer drivers
- Troubleshooting your network
The Street Smarts series is designed to help current or aspiring IT professionals put their certification to work for them. Full of practical, real world scenarios, each book features actual tasks from the field and then offers step-by-step exercises that teach the skills necessary to complete those tasks. And because the exercises are based upon exam objectives from leading technology certifications, each Street Smarts book can be used as a lab manual for certification prep.
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Beginners guide to PC repair........2007-08-29
I agree with the previous reviewer, James' style is easy to follow. The book is divided up by simple tasks to harder task as you progress through the book. If you are a noob to the PC repair and upgrade workplace and want a book that will walk you through the normal day to day jobs that makes up "A day in the life of a PC Tech", then this book is right up your alley.
I don't reccomend this for people who have been working in the field and just found themselves wanting or needing the A+ certificate. It would not provide much more than a basic review and your money could be spent better on an exam cram or fast pass guide.
Good luck on the Exam!
For hands-on labs for the A+ exam, get this book!.......2007-08-09
If you need some hands-on practice for the A+ exams, you really ought to invest a little in your career and buy this book. After all, most of us learn by doing... and in my opinion, there are no better hands-on practice scenarios than the labs included in this book. The step-by-step directions for each lab are clear, and Pyles' writing style is interesting and easy to understand. The book is also filled with helpful notes, tips, and warnings, many of which are critical for you to know for the A+ exams.
In short, I highly recommend this book to anyone studying for the A+ certification. Not only will it help you pass the exams, but more importantly, it will also make you a much better tech.
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- Basic things to deal with electrical matters
- Electrician's Troubleshooting... Good But,
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Electrician's Troubleshooting and Testing Pocket Guide
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Electrical measuring and testing procedures are crucial in the installation and maintenance of electrical systems of all types in commercial and facilities. This new, completely updated edition of The Electrician's Troubleshooting Pocket Guide is an invaluable resource for electricians using portable meteres to test, maintain, and troubleshoot all types of electrical equipment and systems.
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Basic things to deal with electrical matters.......2005-09-15
It's kind of basic level of info for feild engineers but
it's very useful info~~
Electrician's Troubleshooting... Good But,.......2000-03-26
I found the book usefull and full of good infromation. But... the book is not consistant in adressing the skill level of the reader. One moment it goes into great detail for the layman's comprehension. The next moment the book may give short diagnostic instructions, that only someone with a greater knowledge & skill level would undersand. Since the book is the size of a typical paperback, less than an inch thick, space limits it's content. The book would be better if it was more consistant with it's depth of explinations. And/or a terminology and skill glossary
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This accessible quick reference is the ideal on-the-job companion, featuring easy-to-find information in a step-by-step, task-oriented format. Inside, you’ll get plenty of configuration and troubleshooting tips and solutions, logically organized by topic. With this practical guidebook on hand, you’ll be able to diagnose and fix most any network problem quickly and easily.
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This accessible quick reference is the ideal on-the-job companion, featuring easy-to-find information in a step-by-step, task-oriented format. Inside, you'll get plenty of configuration and troubleshooting tips and solutions, logically organized by topic. With this practical guidebook on hand, you'll be able to diagnose and fix most any network problem quickly and easily.
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The no. 1 study guide for working and aspiring electronics technicians who are preparing for their CET exams, this book provides a comprehensive review of all the topics on the test, including theory and practical workbench techniques for servicing TVs, radios, VCRs, stereos, computers, and other electronic equipment. As the former Director of CET Testing for ISCET, Sam Wilson has actually written many of the official CET tests-so this is as close to the real thing as you'll find anywhere! Completely updated to include the very latest information on digital electronics technology, CET Study Guide is designed to help readers identify gaps in their knowledge of electronics, so they'll know what material to brush up on before taking the test. In addition to the two complete exams for associate- and journeyman-level certification, each chapter includes review questions, practice tests, and lots of valuable advice on how to avoid careless mistakes. Anyone who understands the material presented here is virtually guaranteed to pass the CET exam with flying colors.
Customer Reviews:
Good review but outdated.......2006-08-09
I bought the book as a text for a test review class. The book was useful, particularly the review exams. You will need your old electronics textbooks (AC/DC and Electronic Devices) for the equations and example problems. My exam was full of tube questions and outdated testing procedures (Lisajous Patterns). However, if you understand the "ancient", you understand the development of IC's.
Ambiguous and Rife with Errors.......2004-02-29
The number of errors and ambiguities in this book are astounding. I agree with the previous reviewer that you are better off studying elementary electronics text books.
CET Study Guide.......2003-08-11
I read this book cover to cover along with the Associate CET Study Guide 2003 edition that's put out by the Electronics Technicians Association and passed the Associate Certified Electronics Technicians exam no problem. If you are in an Electronics course already, and getting ready to graduate, both of these books will help you review everything quickly and get you ready for the CET test.
This book is not for someone that dosen't have a clue about Electronics but wants to get Certified.
GREAT RESOURCE.......2003-02-24
I do not understand what the hell the reviewer on January 13, 2003 is thinking. You have to be an electronic tech to take the test (with hands on-training). This book will clear up the cobwebs to take the test that a tech might not use everyday. I read the book and passed the CET (ETA and ISCET) associate test with ease. If people want to be handed the answers without learning the trade need to find a different career.
Junk.......2001-01-14
This book is useless. I purchased it to prepare for the CET certification exam and found it of no value whatsoever. I found errors and ambiguities. The book does not sufficiently delve into topics for one to prepare for the exam. It merely touches upon very specific minutia rather than a broad conceptual understandinging of testable material. Reading it is a waste of your time as all information can be found in an elementary electronics book, and buying it is a waste of your money. After purchasing and reading the book, I still am not prepared for the exam. I tried to give it away free but no one wanted it.
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- A ANTIQUE TO OLD TIME BROADCASTERS.
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Television and Audio Handbook: For Technicians and Engineers
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A ANTIQUE TO OLD TIME BROADCASTERS........2007-09-01
When I started my career in broadcasting, this book whas one that helped me understand the mechanics of the midia. Forty years later, it's a enjoyable reading, bringing memoirs of a very good time in my life.
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McGraw-Hill Electronic Troubleshooting Handbook
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- Learn the secrets of professional audio servicing!
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Troubleshooting and Repairing Audio Equipment (TAB Electronics Technician Library)
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A proven bestseller on audio equipment diagnosis and repair is revised and updated with the addition of flowcharts throughout the book to appeal to professional electronics technicians and intermediate-to advanced-level hobbyists. This hefty handbook uses a high ratio of illustrations to text to clearly communicate effective troubleshooting and repair techniques for personal cassette players, boom boxes, tuners, amplifiers, automobile casssette players.
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Learn the secrets of professional audio servicing!.......2001-04-26
Care & repair of most home electronics & entertainment items can be far easier than you'd imagine - provided that you know some fundamental facts. Written by a master technician-you can fix stereo components, CD players, auto CD players, cassette tape decks, speakers, phone answering machines & more. With scores of photos, diagrams & drawings, you'll soon be in command & sought after. Detailed discussion of servicing & repair procedures of the individual items includes probable causes of malfunctions, & tips on difficult-to-diagnose problems that occur in many standard models with charts that show additional troubleshooting problems, causes and suggested repairs. Using layman's terms, he explains the ABC's of troubleshooting & electronics equipment - the required instruments- how, when, and where to make various tests - how to locate defective parts - and when NOT to touch!
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- "Becoming An Electronics Technician" Delivers!
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Becoming an Electronics Technician: Servicing Your High-Tech Future
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"Becoming An Electronics Technician" Delivers!.......2003-05-28
"Becoming an Electronics Technician" contains everything you need to determine if being an electronics technician is for you and how best to go about learning how to be an electronics technician.
The book begins by covering what it means to be an electronics technician. This section describes the wide variety of work electronics technicians do, from medical electronics to industrial electronics and communications electronics to computer electronics and much more. Each of these different fields offer their own challenges and opportunities for excellent careers. The book continues with an overview of today's electronics workplace and look into the future, as well a review of what electronics technicians need to know to succeed. The introductory section closes with profiles of five actual electronics technicians, describing the kinds of challenges each faces.
The second section of the book discusses how to become an electronics technician. The various ways of gaining the required education are reviewed, followed by strategies for making the most of your classroom experience and things you can do beyond the classroom to prepare you to succeed as an electronics technician. There is an excellent discussion of the value of technician certifications and an entire chapter on information technology certifications, with emphasis on the A+ Certification. The section wraps up with advice on finding, getting, and keeping that important first electronics technician position.
The final section of "Becoming an Electronics Technician" introduces the reader to the electronics field. Starting with a discussion of the various methods of 'breadboarding' electronics circuits; a crucial step in learning how the circuits used in electronics devices work. The book continues with tips on troubleshooting circuits, information on how various electronic transducers work, and a short course on solid-state electronic components. There's an excellent chapter on electronics safety, from electrical shock to hazards from electronics tools and chemicals commonly used in electronics. In addition to a short discussion on surface mount technology and a wide range of electronics projects, the book contains an excellent review of circuit simulation software.
The author, Ronald A. Reis, teaches electronics at Los Angeles Valley College. He wrote the first edition of "Becoming an Electronics Technology" in 1993 and has updated it every few years as the electronics industry and economy has changed. The book is written in an engaging and clear style that makes it easy to understand.
Each chapter includes review questions, individual or group activities, and issue for class discussion. This gives the student a quick way to reinforce the material in the book and to delve further into the matters covered. Also, for those considering using this book for an introductory course on electronics, there is an instructor's manual.
All in all, this is an excellent book that does an outstanding job of helping one understand what the electronics technician profession is (and isn't). I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about the electronics and trying to determine if being an electronics technician might be for them.
Review by Mike Powers, Radideo.com Guide, June 2003
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