Preparing for the Operating Systems Exam

In addition to working with hardware, you also need as much hands-on time as you can get with operating systems. I turned my experimental computer “FRANKENPC” into a multiboot operating system monster with four (!) different hard disks, and put several other computers to work trying upgrades, installations, and day-to-day work with the various versions of Windows on the A+ Operating Systems Exam. You might not have the same access to different versions of Windows that I do, but here are some ways to make the most of the hands-on computer time you have:

  • Track down computers with different versions of Windows and use their file-management and disk-management features. Note how they differ, as well as how ...

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