Description: Updated with the newest technology, this book/lab manual offers a clearly written and highly organized approach to learning essential troubleshooting and repair skills required for hardware and software servicing of microcomputer systems. Expanded and updated, it consists of 59 exercises divided into seven units, with each unit addressing a specific range of topics. Introduces lab equipment and protocol, safety requirements, and basic tool usage, and familiarizes readers with the fundamentals of electronic hardware, basic soldering skills, and integrated circuit identification. Covers the rudiments of DOS, and gives users hands-on experience in the teardown and assembly of microcomputer systems. Considers a wide range of microcomputer-related topics - from assembly language to computer networks, software viruses, CDROM drives and sound cards, Windows, and the advanced Intel processors - all supported by a strong framework for learning that includes performance objectives, background material, and familiarization activities. Now offers detailed coverage of Windows 95and Networking; includes new situational examples at the beginning of each exercises that follow the exploits of Joe Tekk, a fictional technician; and comes with a companion disk that contains quiz programs.

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