Book DescriptionThis study guide is designed specifically for the interim CompTIA A+ Core Hardware certification exam (220-231), which will be given from September 12th until the new test is out Then it will be retired and replaced by a totally new examdevoted to 2003 objectives The interim exam continues to score 2001 objectives and also provides озчлш you a chance to practice against upcoming 2003 objectives without having them count in your final score Throughout the book, we use Future Owl icons with specially boxed text to alert you to these 2003 items Successfully answering these non-scored items insures that you are fully aware of the most recent real-world topics Part of the TotalRecall IT Certification System Series, this new book fillsgaps existing in other study aid material and includes information found in no other book In just reviewing the table of contents, you will see that TotalRecall Publications gave me complete freedom to build on what I have learned from running a Voc Tech school For example, the chapter numbers are written in Base 2 This wasnt done to annoy you The goal is to reinforce your learning binary math, since that is how much of computing works I also include lots of real-world material so you can continue to use this book as a reference on the job While I have kept the tone as light as possible, I incorporated a great deal of serious research to demystify some of the terms and technologies So, if you are already networking and just want a quick refresher course along with practice questions, then this ExamInsight guide is the book for you It includes a $20 discount towards an online exam with the popular BeachFront Quizzer For further exam practice, you can also pair this guide with TotalRecalls great Q&A guide ExamWise for CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Exam 220-231 It uses a unique format of two questions per page, with answers and explanations on the reverse page It also includes free access to a BeachFront Quizzer online exam On theother hand, if you are just getting started and really need a certification/reference/killer idea book, then try TotalRecalls complete "certification success system"InsideScoop to CompTIA A+ Core Hardware Exam 220-231, which includes a comprehensive textbook and popular BeachFront Quizzer CD with integrated eBook The CD includes practice exams drawn from a base of over 350 questions, along with answers linked to an eBook version of the guide I encourage questions from readers and want to support you in your work To me, it is another form of networking, and I look forward to hearing from you Tcat@tcat net.  Higgins2003 г 604 стр ISBN 1590952286.