This Laboratory Manual compliments the Computer Service and Repair textbook and classroom-related studies. The laboratory activities in this manual are designed with the novice or entry-level student in mind as well as the new professional. It is designed to give you the basic skills necessary for success in PC repair, upgrade, and support. The activities are ordered in such a way to match the chapter sequence in the textbook and provide the valuable skills needed to obtain or retain a job in the networking environment. The CompTIA A+ Certification Exams are designed to test people with PC support and repair experience. The object of this Laboratory Manual is to teach you those skills necessary for the exams and more. The exams are written to test people with approximately six months or more experience with PCs. Those individual must also prepare for the examination with classroom instruction in PC theory and operation.

These lab activities simulate real-world scenarios and will provide you with hands-on experience that is essential for obtaining CompTIA A+ Certification.