Here is the intro once again . . . This is what you need to know for the exam. If you cannot rattle off the associated content for each of these topics and terms, keep studying. Most all of this is contained in the exam objectives. I've just mixed it up and added some hints.
Laptops & Portable Devices
Topics
Upgrading
Troubleshooting
Preventative Maintenance
Terms
If any of these are unfamiliar, look them up . . .
NiCad ♦ SXGA+ ♦ CSTN ♦ Hot Docking ♦ port replicator ♦ WUXGA ♦ Fuel Cell♦ PCMICIA ♦ Mini PCI ♦ digitizer ♦ UXGA ♦ XGA ♦ Suspend ♦ T-8 Torx ♦ MIM ♦ Ferroelectric ♦ PALC ♦ hot-swapping ♦ expansion slot ♦ HPA ♦ TFT ♦ cold docking ♦ LIon ♦ backlight ♦ Fn toggling
How-To
Know how to do the following:
Perform scheduled maintenance on a portable device and create a suitable environment.
Disable NIC, hot-swap components, add memory, replace a disk drive and battery, disassemble and clean a computer.
Operating Systems
Topics
Revision Levels
Registry, Virtual Memory, File System
Interfaces
OS Files, File systems, and file management
Operating System Installation, Upgrades & Optimization
Installing devices, drivers and software
Boot Sequences & Methods
Diagnostic procedures
Troubleshooting
Utilities
Terms
If any of these are unfamiliar, look them up . . .
Systray ♦ NTFS ♦ GIU ♦ DEFRAG ♦ ATTRIB.EXE ♦ driver signing ♦ ASR ♦ NTBACKUP ♦ service pack ♦ paging file ♦ WIN.COM ♦ Sysprep.exe ♦ REGEDIT ♦ NTOSKRNL.EXE ♦ FAT32 ♦ CMD ♦ NTFS5
How-To
Know how to do the following:
Install an OS, including hardware. Prepare the disk and configure drivers. Handle installation problems.
Upgrade a system
Identify and diagnose OS issues and use common utilities for troubleshooting. Know error messages.
