Assignment 2

In my major of Information Technology I took a class called small system maintenance. We were assigned readings from our book, Managing and Maintaining Your PC 5th edition. I choose this book because in my major I am not assign much reading material, and this class was the closest thing that matched the requirements of this assignment that came from my major. I really enjoyed the readings from this class because it was very technical and the information I took from these readings are irreplaceable.
The writer of this text is Jean Andrews. Jean Andrews has written several tech manuals and text books for Thomson Course Technology. The book was published by Thomson Course Technology. In this text he discusses the basic workings of a computer, common computer problems, and their solutions. The context this book was written in a way so that computer students can learn computer basics and problem solving skills while repairing them to get A+ certified. A+ certification is a certification offered by the CompTIA to prove the skill potential of technicians.
This text is very detailed in it's explanations and offers a table of footnotes so that readers can quicker look over chapters and go to the chapter that will benefit them the most. On top of that, this text also offers a “A+ core hardware Exam” table so that readers can so what the readers can see what they are expected to know for the exam and where they can find this information in the text.
The style this text is written in is in a technical style. The information is presented in a cut and dry style format, but easy to understand. At first it is really hard to sit down and actually read the contents of this text, but once one realizes that the information that this book can provide is worth the time it is extremely easy to read. As one progresses into the text, it starts to use more technical words and assumes that the reader is progressing in his/her computer knowledge along with the information that it provided.
Overall, how Jean Andrews presented the information in this text was outstanding. The text is very easy to navigate throw, with several tables to assist in navigation and with side notes on every page pointing out key information critical for the A+ exam. The only improvement this text really needs is to some how present the information in a none bland manner. However, I honestly do not see how that is possible with the kind of information this text presents. If it wasn't for this book I probably wouldn't know as much about computers as I do today. There is so much one must know about computers to be a computer guru, and this book sums up the basics pretty well. If you could make the time to read this book you would not regret it. I would also recommend this to someone who has never touch a computer in his/her life.

For more information on CompTIA and the A+ certification program you can visit: http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/a.aspx