Class description :

A+ PC Technician (Core Hardware)

Course objectives

Upon completion of this curriculum, students will become proficient in PC Hardware, including installation, assembling/disassembling, configuration, troubleshooting, and upgrading, thus they will obtain the necessary knowledge and skill to perform the daily tasks of entry level PC Technician in the IT industry, as well as be prepared for the A+ Core Hardware Exam.

Outline

PC Hardware

• What is ESD (Electric Static Discharge) and how to protect your PC and is part from Danger
• The relationships among hardware, and firmware inside a PC
• Understanding languages that PC employs inside: (Binary, Hexadecimal and Octal).
• Identifying main components of the PC and their Functions. (BIOS Chip, PC Card Slots and different Ports)
• Identifying Different types of Motherboards (NLX, LPX, AT(s), Baby AT(s) and ATX(s))
• Understanding and Identifying different Cases and Power supplies
• Identifying on the Motherboard Transistor, Resistor and Diodes
• Understanding the Functions of Adapter Cards (Sound Card, Network Card, VGA Card, Peripheral Card, Modem Card and Expansion Card)
• Identifying Cables Used to connect Expansion Cards and their Ports (Parallel Port, Serial Port)
• Understanding the Different types of Video Cards
• Working with Monitors while protecting yourself and others from the danger of Monitors.
• Identifying IDE Devices and the difference of EIDE Devices
• Assembling and Dissembling of Hardware Devices

Jumpers Setting And Multimedia Configuration

• Identifying and Understanding Shunters and Jumpers
• Working with System resources: IRQ, DMA and I/O address. (Address, Signal and Bus)
• Working with DIP Switches
• Understanding the Daisy-Chain Process and Jumper Setting

Advanced Troubleshooting, Installation & Configuration

•  Interrupt Request Number (IRQ number), Boot-Up & Configuration of System Files
•  Troubleshooting and Upgrading Memory, Processors and the BIOS Chip
•  Troubleshooting Printers, Adapter Cards and Other external Hardware

Basic Networks

• Identifying Network Topologies (bus, start and ring) and the architecture of Ethernet networks     (10base-5, 10base-2 and 10base-T, Token Rings),
• Identify basic networking concepts, including how a network works and the ramifications of repairs on the network.
• Introduction to Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, NetBEUI, NetBIOS)
• Identifying Networks cables (UTP/STP, Coaxial, Fiber Optic and Radio Frequency)
• Overview of the Open System Interconnection, (OSI Model)
• Identifying Network Printers and its setup procedure. 

Introduction of Operating Systems

• Identifying the different types of Operating Systems, such as: DOS, Win3x, Win9x, Windows 2000, and Windows XP