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| CompTIA A+ Certification: Essentials |
| Course Number: APX9040 |
| Category: Networks & Operating Systems |
| Duration: 5.00 days |
Description
This ILT Series course, rated 4.9/5.0 in overall quality by ProCert Labs, will prepare students for the CompTIA A+ Essentials certification exam (2006 Objectives). Students will obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to install, build, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, and performing preventative maintenance on personal computer hardware and operating systems.
Outline
- Unit 1: Getting started with PC hardware support
- Topic A: Computer components overview
- Topic B: Hardware, software, and firmware
- Topic C: Troubleshooting models
- Unit 2: Operating systems
- Topic A: Operating system fundamentals
- Topic B: Directory and file management
- Unit 3: Electricity and power supplies
- Topic A: Electrical safety
- Topic B: Power supplies
- Topic C: Power supply troubleshooting
- Unit 4: CPUs and motherboards
- Topic A: Central processing units (CPUs)
- Topic B: Packaging, slots, and cooling techniques
- Topic C: Motherboards and system cases
- Topic D: Motherboard troubleshooting
- Unit 5: Basic Input/Output System
- Topic A: BIOS and CMOS
- Topic B: The POST process
- Topic C: BIOS and POST troubleshooting
- Unit 6: Memory systems
- Topic A: Memory
- Topic B: Memory packaging
- Topic C: Memory troubleshooting
- Unit 7: Bus structures
- Topic A: Buses
- Topic B: Host system interaction
- Topic C: The PCI bus
- Topic D: Video buses
- Unit 8: Expansion cards
- Topic A: Drive adapters
- Topic B: Video cards
- Topic C: Sound cards
- Topic D: Internal modems
- Topic E: Expansion card troubleshooting
- Unit 9: Ports, connectors, and cables
- Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
- Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices
- Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors
- Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors
- Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports
- Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors
- Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
- Unit 10: Data storage devices
- Topic A: Hard drives
- Topic B: Optical drives
- Topic C: Removable storage devices
- Topic D: Storage device troubleshooting
- Unit 11: Video and multimedia input/output devices
- Topic A: Cathode ray terminals
- Topic B: LCDs and other video technologies
- Topic C: Sound input and output devices
- Topic D: Scanners and cameras
- Unit 12: Printers
- Topic A: Dot matrix printers
- Topic B: Inkjet and related printer technologies
- Topic C: Laser printers
- Topic D: Other types of printers
- Unit 13: Portable computers and devices
- Topic A: Notebook computers
- Topic B: Handheld computers
- Unit 14: Monitoring and management
- Topic A: System monitoring
- Topic B: System management
- Unit 15: Operating system troubleshooting
- Topic A: The Windows boot process
- Topic B: System troubleshooting
- Unit 16: Connecting computers
- Topic A: Networking concepts
- Topic B: Wired network connections
- Topic C: Wireless network connections
- Topic D: Network architectures
- Unit 17: Networking computers
- Topic A: Network communications
- Topic B: Addressing
- Topic C: Internet connections
- Topic D: Network installation
- Topic E: Network troubleshooting
- Unit 18: Security
- Topic A: Operating system security
- Topic B: Security hardware
- Topic C: The human aspects of security
- Unit 19: Windows installation and upgrades
- Topic A: Installation
- Topic B: Upgrades
- Unit 20: Safety
- Topic A: Safety and hazards
- Topic B: Safe work practices
- Topic C: Disposing of computer equipment
- Unit 21: Troubleshooting and maintaining a PC
- Topic A: Professionalism and customer satisfaction
- Topic B: Tools and software
- Topic C: Preventative hardware maintenance
- Appendix A: Certification exam objectives map
- Appendix B: CompTIA A+ acronyms