Chapter 1: Performing Preventive Maintenance
Exam Objectives
Understanding the purpose and use of preventive maintenance tools and cleaners
Identifying and applying maintenance techniques
If you are the kind of person who takes your car for scheduled maintenance, you probably have very few problems with your vehicle. On the other hand, if you have repair work performed only when a problem crops up, you risk always having a major component on your car developing problems.
My point is this: Long-term, trouble-free use of any device involves practicing preventive maintenance. Your computer is no different. Performing regular maintenance helps ensure trouble-free use. As a CompTIA A+ Certified Professional, you need to know what maintenance should be done for your computer. This chapter takes a look at why you want to perform maintenance, what tools you can use, and how to prevent problems by controlling the computer’s environment and by maintaining specific computer components.
Preventive Maintenance 101
The goal of preventive maintenance is to prevent problems. Repairs — remedial or unscheduled maintenance — are the flip side of the coin. The main reasons to perform preventive maintenance are so that you can
Save time. Even though it takes time to perform some maintenance tasks, ...
