Complete Computer Repair

by Cheryl A. Schmidt

Book Overview

Using easy to understand, step-by-step explanations, graphics to illustrate concepts, reinforcement questions, hands-on exercises and practice certification review questions, The Complete Computer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576760332
• ISBN13: 9781576760338
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

best bet!

One of the BEST A+ books around hands downI have spent several months of hard studying and in-home lab exercises in preparation for taking the A+ exam and this book is one I use every day. One of the best things about it is that it is peppered with actual lab exercises. This makes sense since this book is actually meant to be a textbook for college classes (I just wish it were also available in hardcover). At the end of each chapter are pages and pages of exercises to do to actually practice what you've learned. For those who don't have the money or space to set up an old guinea pig computer there are paper exercises that will get your brain matter really working. Don't dismiss the paper exercises even if you do have a guinea pig computer. A lot of them are not easy and duplicate some of the problems a repair tech will encounter on the job. Which brings me to yet another aspect of this book I really liked. It has added emphasis on troubleshooting. I have a lot of A+ books - all the standard ones most people find in bookstores and none of them focus on troubleshooting to the degree this one does. Again it makes sense since this book is supposed to be a textbook for courses that help people get a job as a PC repair tech. People bring in their computers because something isn't working correctly, right? So troubleshooting becomes an essential skill. I recognized a lot of the troubleshooting techniques I use on my job and several new ones I didn't. Hardware and Operating Systems are given in-depth coverage. Probably far more than you would ever be tested on. For the OS portion of the test everything from DOS/Win 3.1, Win95, Win98/ME, NT, 2000/XP is examined. Even things that A+ doesn't really focus on anymore are given good coverage. Mainly, because on the job you'll likely face situations where it's good to know for troubleshooting older systems. In a market full of A+ books studying any one of them thoroughly will be enough to pass. But if you want something that will help you on a job too - well, you can't go wrong with this one. Thank you for the teacher's material on the Complete Computer Repair 2nd ed. Textbook. This material has made teaching this material from your book the most helpful of any material I have ever used. I have been teaching for 20 years, and this is the most complete and user friendly information I have used. Again thank you and keep up the good work. If you have a catalog of other books, please send it. Loren Niemeyer, Sauk Valley Community College I am very impressedWe have already adopted Schmidt's 2nd edition for use with my class at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA, and I am very impressed with it. I like the updated information and the addition of some review questions in Chp 6 on Troubleshooting. The end of the chapter exercises make preparing classroom activities much easier. What a joy to have found this book. I own every book, it seems, on computer repair. At last, I have found a book that i

The Best Technician's Handbook

There is not to much to say because the text explains it all. For those of you who have taken a class that requires this book you know what I'm talking about. Not only have I had the pleasure of owning this valuble textbook, I have also had the privilege of being a former student of Cheryl Schmidt's here at FCCJ in Jacksonville, FL.Ms. Schmidt is one of the finest instructors I've ever had the honor of learning from. . .The one theme that runs through out her textbook as well as her classes is, DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION. ALWAYS READ THE DOCUMENTATION.Thank you Cheryl for your sharing knowledge with us.

Complete Computer Repair by Cheryl Schmidt

Thank you for the teacher's material on the Complete Computer Repair 2nd ed.textbook. This material has made teaching this material from your book the most helpful of any material I have ever used. I have been teaching for 20 years, and this is the most complete and user friendly information I have used. Again thank you and keep up the good work. If you have a catalog of other books, please send it. Loren Niemeyer, Sauk Valley Community College

Schmidt's Complete Computer Repair 2nd edition

We have already adopted Schmidt's 2nd edition for use with my class at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA, and I am very impressed with it. I like the updated information and the addition of some review questions in Chp 6 on Troubleshooting. The end of the chapter exercises make preparing classroom activities much easier.

At last an understandable textbook on computer repair

I own every book, it seems, on computer repair. At last, I have found a book that is well written and easy to understand. Ms. Schmidt's explanations are straight forward and well illustrated. What a joy to have found this book.