Written by CompTIA certification and training expert Mike Meyers, this instructive, full-color guide will help you pass the CompTIA A+ Practical Application exam and become an expert hardware technician. Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application, Third Edition is completely up to date with the latest CompTIA A+ standards. Inside, you’ll find helpful on-the-job tips, end-of-chapter practice questions, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations.
Each chapter includes:
Learning objectives
Full-color photographs and illustrations
Real-world examples
Try This! and Cross Check exercises
Tech tips, notes, and warnings
End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects
The CD-ROM features
Two complete practice exams
New video introduction to CompTIA A+
Video training segment
Mike’s favorite PC tools and utilities
E-book
Complete coverage of all the topics on CompTIA A+ exam 220-702, including:
The Path of the PC Tech
Windows; Applying CPUs
Applying RAM
Applying BIOS and CMOS
Applying Motherboards; Applying PC Power
Applying Hard Drives
Applying Removable Media
Applying the Windows Command Line
Securing Windows – Advanced
Maintaining Windows – Advanced
Applying Input/Output
Applying Video and Multimedia
Applying Portable Computing
Applying Printing
Applying Local Area Networking
Applying Wireless
Applying the Internet
Applying Computer Security
Troubleshooting Scenarios
Reviews
Absolutely the best A+ resource available. – Dr. Walt Merchant, CIS Department Chair, ECPI College of Technology
My students love this book… comprehensive yet approachable, a proven A+ prep tool. – Farbod Karimi, Instructor, Heald College
The most comprehensive publication on the market. — Certification Magazine
About the Author
Mike Meyers (Houston, TX) A+, Network+, MCP, has worked with McGraw-Hill for nearly a decade creating highly successful learning materials for education. He has also worked extensively with many higher education institutions to develop and support his products, and has helped thousands of students and self-study learners gain the skills and confidence needed to pass certification exams and start successful technology careers. The A+ Guide textbooks, along with the lab manuals, practice exam software, and instructor guides are used by thousands of schools nationwide to train students for A+ and Network+ certification and general computer hardware, operating system, and networking skills. Meyers is the president and founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a major provider of PC and network repair seminars for thousands of organizations throughout the world such as IBM, Lucent Technologies, Canon, Dupont, GE, the FBI, FAA, and the United Nations. Meyer’s A+ All-in-One Exam Guide has been the best selling A+ Certification book on the market since its initial printing in July 1998.
Implement an effective security metrics project or program
IT Security Metrics: A Practical Framework for Measuring Security & Protecting Data proposes new ways of examining security activities that focus on observation, measurement, and a more structured way of looking at security problems. These methods encourage empirical inquiry and scientific analysis over subjective judgment and opinion when driving security decision-making. The book offers concrete strategies for putting a variety of research tools and metrics into active use on everyday projects.
This definitive guide first describes the history and theory behind empirical analysis and scientific methods, and shows how traditional security practices often do not stand up to rigorous standards of research and analysis. The book then presents new security methods that improve decisions, increase security, and save time and money. The book advises how to choose effective methods and metrics for security projects and provide better information to security stakeholders, reducing uncertainty about the effectiveness of their programs.
Define security metrics as a manageable amount of usable data
Design effective security metrics
Understand quantitative and qualitative data, data sources, and collection and normalization methods
Implement a programmatic approach to security using the Security Process Management Framework.
Analyze security metrics data using quantitative and qualitative methods
Design a security measurement project for operational analysis of security metrics
Measure security operations, compliance, cost and value, and people, organizations, and culture
Manage groups of security measurement projects using the Security Improvement Program
Apply organizational learning methods to security metrics
Endorsement
“Disperses myths while illuminating truths, pointing towards better ways for IT to conceptualize, implement, and articulate the value proposition of security activities and investments….Clearly grounded in foundational concepts of risk management, decision support, and basic economics….Abounds with practical examples, anecdotes, metaphors, crisp descriptions of difficult concepts, comparisons with other industries, and a just plain entertaining writing style that won’t strain your attention span….The relevance, information density, and readability of this book is top-notch….I strongly recommend it to anyone who is passionate and serious about protecting digital assets with better precision and effectiveness.”
–Joel Scambray, Co-Author, Hacking Exposed, and CEO of Consciere
About the Author
Lance Hayden, Ph.D. (Austin, TX) works for Cisco Systems, developing and managing security consulting services and contributing to new security product initiatives. He previously worked for the CIA where he conducted sensitive intelligence operations on behalf of the U.S. government. Lance has spoken at technology and security conferences such as RSA, FIRST, ToorCon, and Cisco Live.
Master all the versatile capabilities of the hot handheld that’s taking the world by storm. How to Do Everything: BlackBerry Storm2 shows you how to set up and customize your device, make calls, manage contacts, send and receive messages, snap photos, and capture video footage. You’ll learn how to download and install all kinds of apps, map with GPS, play games, listen to music, create playlists, and so much more. This hands-on guide covers it all!
Make phone calls, use e-mail, and access the web
Use various messaging options, including BlackBerry Messenger, SMS, and MMS
Take photos and capture video
Customize with ring tones, wallpaper, and themes
Download applications from BlackBerry App World
Connect to Wi-Fi hotspots
Navigate with BlackBerry Maps and GPS
Tether your BlackBerry to your computer
Load and play music, create playlists, and set up synching
Use the calendar and clock and manage appointments
Secure, back up, restore, and troubleshoot your BlackBerry Storm2.
Coverage of everything, including:
Phone basics
Blackberry Messaging Camera
Personalization; Ringtones, Themes, and Wallpaper
Blackberry App World
E-mail; Internet
Games
Media Player
Mobile streaming and multimedia
Blackberry Desktop Software
Calendar, Tasks, and To-Do Lists
Alarms and reminders
Wi-Fi
Maps
Troubleshooting
Review
Reviewed in the September 2010 issue of SciTech Book News
Joli Ballew, Microsoft MVP, MCSE, MCDST, A+, and MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project 2007 (Garland, TX) is the extremely popular, bestselling author of Degunking Windows (Paraglyph Press), voted IPPY’s Best Computer Book of the Year in 2005. She has written more than 30 books, including How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center.
Robin Nixon has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s (his first computer was a Tandy TRS 80 Model 1 with a massive 4KB of RAM!). During this time he has written in excess of 500 articles for many of the U.K.’s top computer magazines.
Robin started his computing career in the Cheshire homes for disabled people, where he was responsible for setting up computer rooms in a number of residential homes, and for evaluating and tailoring hardware and software so that disabled people could use the new technology – sometimes by means of only a single switch operated by mouth or finger.
After writing articles for computer magazines about his work with disabled people, he eventually worked full time for one of the country’s main IT magazine publishers, where he held several roles including editorial, promotions, and cover disc editing.
With the dawn of the Internet in the 1990s, Robin branched out into developing websites. One of these presented the world’s first radio station licensed by the music copyright holders, and was featured in several news reports on TV and radio networks in the United Kingdom. In order to enable people to continue to surf while listening, Robin also developed the first known pop-up windows.
Robin lives on the southeast coast of England with his wife Julie, a trained nurse, and five children, where he also finds time to foster three disabled children, as well as working full time from home as a technical author.
Robin has contributed an article to “The Daily Tip” section on “IT World,” and Plug-In PHP is one of the featured books on the company’s web site. For a look at the article, please click HERE.
In this fully updated bestseller, the world’s leading programming author provides comprehensive coverage of C# 4.0–the latest version of Microsoft’s premier programming language shipping as part of Visual Studio 2010.
A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of Herb Schildt’s classic programming resource, C# 4.0: The Complete Reference contains carefully crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, covering all aspects of C# 4.0, including its keywords, syntax, and core libraries.
Every new C# 4.0 feature is covered, such as support for dynamic types and for parallel programming, which allows a program to perform portions of a task simultaneously when a computer contains multiple processors. Details on PLINQ, a parallel version of LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), are included. All other new features such as named and optional method arguments, and covariance and contravariance for generic interfaces and delegates are also covered. In addition, the book discusses the new classes, interfaces, and methods available in .NET 4.0.
Features
New important coverage of Parallel programming, PLINQ, and dynamic types
New features of C# 4.0 covered in detail: named and optional method arguments, and covariance and contravariance for generic interfaces and delegates
Reviewed and endorsed by Michael Howard, Microsoft
Provides a depth of coverage in a form that average programmers can understand
Includes keyword quick reference for fast look-up of keyword syntax
Author Information
Herb Schildt (Mahomet, IL) is the world’s leading programming author, whose books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. His acclaimed books include Java: The Complete Reference, C++: The Complete Reference and C#: The Complete Reference.
This practical resource contains 100 ready-to-run PHP plug-ins you can use to create dynamic Web content. The book begins by showing you how to install, configure, and use a powerful web development environment. Then, each chapter in Plug-In PHP offers complete, working examples for specific end results you can achieve right away. In this time-saving tool, all of the code is extensively documented along with tips for adapting it for your own requirements.
Robin Nixon (UK) is a developer and freelance technical writer who has published more than 500 articles in magazines such as PC Plus, PCW, Web User, .net, PC Advisor, and PC Answers. He is the author of 3 computing books, including the upcoming Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript (O’Reilly).
In Video 1, ”Cloud Computing: what organizations and solutions are good matches for cloud computing”, Tony Velte, author of Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach and Microsoft Azure Services Platform, talks about the organizations and technology solutions that are best suited for the cloud.
In Video 2, Tony Velte discusses the applications of cloud computing, its potential evolution in the future, and how it can be a catalyst for change in technology. He also advices on the implementation of cloud computing and how to proceed with caution.
Mike Meyers’ CompTIA A+ Guide: Practical Application (Exam 220-702)
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IT Security Metrics: A Practical Framework for Measuring Security & Protecting Data 
C# 4.0 The Complete Reference
April 5, 2010C# 4.0 The Complete Reference
Author: Schildt, Herbert
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-174116-3
ISBN-10: 007174116X
©2010 | 1st Edition | 928 pages , Softcover
Pub Date: May 2010
Price: US$ 49.99
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In this fully updated bestseller, the world’s leading programming author provides comprehensive coverage of C# 4.0–the latest version of Microsoft’s premier programming language shipping as part of Visual Studio 2010.
A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of Herb Schildt’s classic programming resource, C# 4.0: The Complete Reference contains carefully crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, covering all aspects of C# 4.0, including its keywords, syntax, and core libraries.
Every new C# 4.0 feature is covered, such as support for dynamic types and for parallel programming, which allows a program to perform portions of a task simultaneously when a computer contains multiple processors. Details on PLINQ, a parallel version of LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), are included. All other new features such as named and optional method arguments, and covariance and contravariance for generic interfaces and delegates are also covered. In addition, the book discusses the new classes, interfaces, and methods available in .NET 4.0.
Features
Author Information
Herb Schildt (Mahomet, IL) is the world’s leading programming author, whose books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. His acclaimed books include Java: The Complete Reference, C++: The Complete Reference and C#: The Complete Reference.