Ben Conry - 31 Days Before Your CompTIA A+ Exams

Second Edition

Ben Conry

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31 Days Before Your CompTIA A+ Exams
Second Edition

Ben Conry

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Ben Conry teaches a cybersecurity magnet program at Sollers Point Magnet High School. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1995 with a Bachelors degree in music education with an emphasis in composition. He earned a Masters degree in instructional technology from Johns Hopkins University in 2002. Currently, he holds CCNA, CCAI, and CompTIA A+ certifications. He has received awards and citations for his commitment to educational excellence and for preparing students for college and the workforce. Ben lives with his wife and two children in Lutherville, Maryland.

James Pyles (CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+) works as a consultant, author, editor, and technical writer. He has been involved in numerous Ethernet rollout projects, software and hardware installations and upgrades, and Windows and UNIX operating system upgrades. James has provided support services for a city government IT department and a wireless network vendor, and he has supported a usability lab for Hewlett-Packard. He has served as a technical writer for EmergeCore Networks, Aquent Studios, iAnywhere/Sybase, and as a developmental editor for Global Support Content Operations at Hewlett-Packard.

James has authored and served as technical editor on several books about CompTIA A+, Microsoft SharePoint, and GIMP. He has also been a contributor to Linux Pro Magazine and UbuntuUser Magazine. His most recent book is CompTIA A+ Certification Practice Exams (McGraw-Hill Osborne, January 2011). He currently works as a technical writer at Keynetics, Inc., in Boise, Idaho.

Sharon Hain (A+, CCNA) has been a high school and community college instructor for more than 40 years, implementing computer repair and networking programs in the high school and taking a lead role in developing those programs at the community college. She works closely with the Cisco learning programs and acted in an advisory capacity there and for other start-up high school and community college programs. Sharon has worked for many years as a mentor to students and instructors in this field.