The CompTIA IT Fundamentals certification is a vendor-neutral, entry-level assessment of a systems support specialist's proficiency. The CompTIA IT Fundamentals certification validates your skills as a system support specialist and gets your foot in the door to a successful IT career. It is also the first step toward more advanced certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ as well as Microsoft and Cisco certifications. The IT department is instrumental in keeping any organization on its feet. As support staff, you will be called upon to assess and repair common problems, set up and configure workstations, address individual issues, and much more. The CompTIA IT Fundamentals Study Guide: Exam FC0-U61, Second Edition is your ideal companion for comprehensive exam preparation. Covering 100 percent of the latest exam objectives, this book contains everything you need to know to pass with flying colors—the first time! You’ll learn your way around hardware and software, conduct installations, and connect to networks to get a workstation up and running smoothly; you’ll also develop the knowledge base needed to identify compatibility and security issues, mitigate risks, and conduct all-important preventative maintenance that keeps the end-user problem-free.