Preparing for the Core Hardware Exam
As I wrote this book, my office at times looked like the back shop of a busy PC repair center: Several PCs were running, sometimes with the side panels removed. A laptop or two could also be seen, and there was a whole lot of installing, removing, and reinstalling going on. Why all the effort? I know that some of you (and a big thank you! for reading this far) won't have the opportunity to get your hands into a lot of PCs.
However, although I've stocked this book with lots of photos and other details about different types of hardware, there's no substitute for hands-on experimentation. There are hands-on labs on the CD for virtually every chapter. Take the name seriously:
Work “live” with as much of the hardware ...
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