CompTIA A+ Certification Practice Exams
Second Edition
(Exams 220-801 & 220-802)
James Pyles
Mike Chapple
Michael Pastore
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As always, to my lovely wife, Lin; my three terrific children, David, Michael, and Jamie; my wonderful daughter-in-law, Kim; and my loving grandson, Landon. You all make life sweet.
James
To George Parker and James Cooper. Thank you for your service.
Mike
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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, as well as Windows and UNIX operating system upgrades. James has provided support services for a city government IT department and a wireless network vendor, and supported a usability lab for Hewlett-Packard. He has served as a technical writer for EmergeCore Networks, Aquent Studios, and iAnywhere/Sybase, and as a developmental editor for Global Support Content Operations at Hewlett-Packard.
James has authored and technically edited several books on CompTIA A+, Microsoft Office SharePoint, and GIMP. He has also been a contributor to Linux Pro Magazine and Ubuntu User magazine. James has bachelors degrees in psychology and computer network support and a masters degree in counseling. He currently works as a technical writer at Keynetics, Inc., in Boise, Idaho.
Mike Chapple, Ph.D., is an information technology professional and concurrent assistant professor with the University of Notre Dame. He has over 15 years of experience in information security in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Mike is the author of a dozen books, including the CISSP Study Guide, Information Security Illuminated, and SQL Server 2008 for Dummies. He is a frequent contributor to SearchSecurity.com, serves as the About.com Guide to Databases, and teaches several information security courses.
Michael Pastore (CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, MCP) has been writing computer books for more than 15 years and has been involved in IT for more than 30 years in roles ranging from network technician to president of an IT training school. Michaels writing background includes experience as a contributor to