15.01.2024 Views

CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

CHAPTER 7

Power Supplies

In this chapter, you will learn how to

• Explain the basics of electricity

• Describe the details of powering the PC

• Install and maintain power supplies

• Explain power supply troubleshooting and fire safety

Computers need electricity to run. Where this electricity comes from depends

on the device. Mobile devices use batteries (covered in great detail in Chapter

23, “Portable Computing”). Desktop computers need a special box—the

power supply unit (PSU)—that takes electricity from the wall socket and

transforms it into electricity your computer can use. Figure 7-1 shows a

typical power supply.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!