DOCUMENT:Q230240 22-JUN-1999 [mspress] TITLE :A+ Certification Training Kit Comments and Corrections PRODUCT :Microsoft Press PROD/VER: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdocfix kbdocerr ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - A+ Certification Training Kit ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book, A+ Certification Training Kit, ISBN 0-7356-0635-8. The following topics are covered: - Page 15: Text Correction - Page 52: Delete Last Paragraph - Page 140: Last Paragraph Should Refer To Platter Rather Than Head - Page 223: Graphic Doesn't Match Preceding Text - Page 358: Delete Last Sentence In First Paragraph - Page 539: Chapter 5 Review Question #1 Change Surge To Sag MORE INFORMATION ================ Page 15: Text Correction ------------------------ Page 15, second to last paragraph: Change: "For those mathematically inclined, you will quickly realize that 256 is the largest number that can be represented by a byte." To: "For those mathematically inclined, you will quickly realize that 255 is the largest number that can be represented by a byte." Page 52: Delete Last Paragraph ------------------------------ Delete the information in the last paragraph on page 52, above the bulleted items, regarding the 50 MHz 486DX processor and DX2 processors running internally and externally at 50MHz. This information can not be verified or supported. Also delete references to 486DX processors at 50MHz in the table on page 51. Page 140: Last Paragraph Should Refer To Platter Rather Than Head ----------------------------------------------------------------- Change: "Data is stored in circular paths on the surface of each head. Each path is called a track. There are hundreds of tracks on the surface of each head. A set of tracks (all of the same diameter) through head head is called a cylinder." To: "Data is stored in circular paths on the surface of each platter. Each path is called a track. There are hundreds of tracks on the surface of each platter. A set of tracks (all of the same diameter) through each platter is called a cylinder." Page 223: Graphic Doesn't Match Preceding Text ---------------------------------------------- The Pixel area in the graphic should show dots of all one color. As it is, it shows R, G, and B dots. Page 358: Delete Last Sentence In First Paragraph ------------------------------------------------- On page 358, the last sentence in the first paragraph can be disputed. When loading an application from the "run=" statement in the Win.ini file, Windows uses the function SW_SHOWNORMAL. This function leaves the application maximized in a full-screen window. Page 539: Chapter 5 Review Question #1 Change Surge To Sag ---------------------------------------------------------- Page 539, Chapter 5 Review Questions, first answer, last sentence: Change: "A surge is a brief decrease of voltage at the source." To: "A sag is a brief decrease of voltage at the source." Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections. Additional query words: 0-7356-0635-8 TKBOOK ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdocfix kbdocerr Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.