My First IT Certification! Part 16: CompTIA A+

Paperless Future …

Have you heard of the paperless office? I recently ran across an article about this concept, which isn’t new, but it’s a great idea. It’s all about minimizing paper and using digitized forms of all documentation instead.

There’s good and bad things about it. The main advantages are reducing costs and minimizing impact on the environment. The biggest disadvantage is of course, loss of data, which can happen with paper as well.

But why am I rambling on about paper, you might ask? Well today I watched the advanced training video on printers and scanners, which got me thinking about print and digitization.I try to minimize printing and my use of paper. My bank and credit card accounts are paperless, my classes have been completely paperless – all assignments are turned in online, and I try to print things only when it is absolutely necessary. This also makes me a bit more organized, since it’s a lot easier to set up files for your documents on the computer than it is in real life. Don’t you think?

But print is still essential, and this makes printers indispensible. In one of my previous posts I bragged about how good I got at fixing our office printer, but the truth is, I never had to face half of the possible problems and issues that you run into with printers.

Today I found a very helpful website for any problems you might have with your laser printers. Printer Techs.com offers a very handy laser printer defects list, that you can see a sample of below:

There’s also a list of error codes with very useful information on what the error code means and what to do.So if you’re also preparing for the A+ exam, check out these links. And here’s some information about the IT Technician exam objectives for today’s training, which focused on configuring and troubleshooting printers and scanners:

• 4.1 Identify the fundamental principles of using printers and scanners
• 4.2 Install, configure, optimize and upgrade printers and scanners
• 4.3 Identify tools and diagnostic procedures to troubleshoot printers and scanners
• 4.4 Perform preventative maintenance of printers and scanners

If you’re thinking about getting an IT certification and are considering training for the CompTIA A+, check out some of my previous posts:

• Part 15: Do Cert Exams Make You Nervous?
• Part 14: Learning the A+ Language
• Part 13: More Trouble with Troubleshooting??
• Part 12: No Computer Guts, No Glory …

See you next week!

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