Study Lab

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Don't miss the Study Lab materials found on the CD accompanying this book. Each Study Lab is tailored to the individual chapters in this book, meaning that you'll quickly be able to determine which topics you understand well enough to pass the exam and which topics need more study. The Study Labs are presented in printable PDF format so that you can take them with you to study at work, on the road, or even in your car just before test time!

The Absolute Minimum

Use this section for a final review before your test.

  • Most recent peripherals connect to the USB or IEEE-1394a ports, although some also use the serial or PC Card connections.

  • Network devices can connect to the 10/100 Ethernet or USB ports.

  • Digital cameras can connect directly to the PC with a USB or serial cable, via a camera dock connected to the USB port, or via a printer dock connected to the USB port.

  • The Windows Me/XP Scanner and Camera Wizard can be used with many digital cameras to preview and transfer pictures.

  • Some digital cameras show up as removable drive letters in My Computer/Windows Explorer if the standard Windows drivers are used to install the camera instead of the camera's own customized software.

  • PDAs can connect directly to a PC's serial or USB port, or via serial or USB cradles.

  • Some cables can also recharge the PDA's batteries, whereas almost all cradles can.

  • Broadband Internet access devices such as cable modems or DSL modems can be connected to the PC's 10/100 Ethernet or USB ports.

  • Most recent motherboards have IrDA header pins on the motherboard, but the actual transceiver is usually not included.

  • IrDA ports can be used for file transfer or printing to IrDA-equipped printers.

  • You can add IrDA adapters to serial or USB ports, and adapt parallel printers to work with IrDA-equipped computers.


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Absolute Beginners Guide to A+ Certification. Covers the Hardware and Operating Systems Exam
Absolute Beginners Guide to A+ Certification. Covers the Hardware and Operating Systems Exam
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Year: 2004
Pages: 310

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