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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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system? What about the customer’s OS user interface preferences? What if

Maria prefers the Windows 8.1 desktop style over the Windows 10 user

interface? How do you resolve such an unusual situation?

Finally, are there any vendor-specific limitations regarding the Dell

components and the operating system? How close is the system to its end-oflife

date (when the manufacturer no longer supports the hardware)? Does the

manufacturer have update limitations on the OS, such as certain custom

features that work in Windows 8.1 by design, but not in Windows 10? You

must address these kinds of compatibility concerns between the operating

systems before you can make a recommendation for the customer.

Custom PCs for Specific Jobs

The CompTIA A+ 1001 exam defines seven specific custom PC

configurations: standard thick clients, thin clients, virtualization workstations,

gaming PCs, graphic/CAD/CAM design workstations, audio/video editing

workstations, and network attached storage devices. Let’s go through each of

these custom builds and see what each needs.

Standard Thick Clients

A thick client runs a modern operating system and general productivity

applications to accomplish the vast majority of tasks needed by office and

home users (see Figure 11-1). When most folks hear the term “PC,” the thick

client comes to mind. Thick clients are the quiet workhorses of modern

computing.

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