A+ Certification Training Kit, Third Edition Comments And Corrections (297264)

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Page 30: Incorrect Information About Chipset

On page 30, in the Description field for "Chip set", it incorrectly states that the chipset inlcudes the CPU.

Change:
"This set includes the CPU and other chips that control the flow of data throughout the system"

To:
"This set includes chips that control the flow of data throughout the system"

Page 81: Incorrect Connector Orientation In Figure 5.1

On page 81, in Figure 5.1, both black wires of connectors P8 and P9 are shown facing away from each other. This is incorrect. The two black wires on each connector should be side by side against each other.

Pages 139 and 638: Extended RAM Should Be Upper Memory Area

On page 139, in the last paragraph, and on page 638, in the answer to question 2,

Change:
"Shadow RAM rewrites (or shadows) the contents fo the ROM BIOS and/or video BIOS into extended RAM (between the 640-KB boundary and 1 MB).

To:
"Shadow RAM rewrites (or shadows) the contents fo the ROM BIOS and /or video BIOS into the upper memory area (between the 640-KB boundary and 1 MB).

Page 205: Incorrect Format Switch

On page 205,

Change:
"format a: /s to"

To:
"format a: /s"

Page 275: Change 65-KB To 65,536

On page 275, in the table,

Change:
"65-KB Color"

To:
"65,536 Color"

Page 323: 100 Feet Should Be 100 Meters

On page 323, in the paragraph above "Coaxial Cable",

Change:
"...at distances of greater than 100 feet"

To:
"...at distances of greater than 100 meters"

Page 336: 128bps Should Be 128Kbps

On page 336, in the second paragraph under "Modem Basics",

Change:
"128bps"

To:
"128Kbps"

Page 394: Correction To Config.sys Commands

On page 394, in the chart, remove the "MOUSE.SYS" entry.

Page 406: Incorrect Information About Windows Me Compatibility with NTFS

On page 406, in the third bulleted item from the bottom, it is stated that Windows ME is compatible with the NTFS file system. This is incorrect.

Change:
"NTFS offers many enhanced features over other PC file systems, but it is only compatible with Windows NT, Windows Me, and Windows 2000."

To:
"NTFS offers many enhanced features over other PC file systems, but it is only compatible with Windows NT and Windows 2000."

Page 420: Incorrect Information About C Partition For Windows 2000 and Windows 98 Dual Boot

On page 420, in the second bulleted item, change:

"The C drive must be a FAT16 partition and include..."

To:

"The C drive must be either a FAT 16 or a FAT32 partition and include..."

Page 434: NETOLOG.TXT Should Be NETLOG.TXT

On page 434, in the first paragraph under the heading "The Setup Log Files",

Change:
"NETOLOG.TXT"

To:
"NETLOG.TXT"

Page 471: Incorrect File Name

On page 471, in the second bulleted item,

Change:
"CDLDR"

To:
"CMLDR"

Page 487: HKEY_CURRENT_USERS Should Be HKEY_USERS

On page 487, under the heading "HKEY_CURRENT_USER",

Change:
"This is a link to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERS key."

To:
"This is a link to the HKEY_USERS key."

Page 503: Expand.com Should Be Expand.exe

On page 503, in the last paragraph,

Change:
"EXPAND.COM"

To:
"EXPAND.EXE"

Page 553: Switch Steps 9 And 10

On page 553, steps 9 and 10 should be switched in order.

Change:
"9. Replace the cover and power up the computer.
10. Reconnect any peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor)."

To:
"9. Reconnect any peripherals (keyboard, mouse, monitor).
10. Replace the cover and power up the computer."

Page 633: Clarification For Answers To Questions 5 And 7

On page 633, clarification is needed in the answers to questions 5 and 7.

Change the third sentence in the answer for question 5 from:
"A microphone converts analog pulses into a digital format that can be used or stored by the computer."

To:
"A microphone accepts analog pulses that can be converted into a digital format, which can be used or stored by the computer."

Change the last part of the answer for question 7 from:
"...and the speakers convert digital information into an analog form that is understood as sound by the human ear."

To:
"...and the speakers receive analog information from a sound card that has converted digital information into an analog form that is understood as sound by the human ear."

Page 645: Incorrect Term For CHS

On page 645, in question 22,

Change:
"tracks per sector"

To:
"sectors per track"

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