CompTIA A+ Certification: Essentials, 2009 Edition + CertBlaster Courses and other IT courses from TEKsystems Education Services

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Course Code:	TO 177
Course Abstract:	This ILT Series course, rated 4.9/5.0 in overall quality by ProCert Labs, will prepare participants for the CompTIA A+ Essentials certification exam (2009 Objectives). Participants will obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance on personal computer hardware and operating systems. Course manual comes with CertBlaster exam prep software (download).
Audience:	This course is designed for individuals who are responsible for maintaining PCs in their workplace.
Duration:	5 days
Learning Outcomes:	Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: > Obtain the skills and knowledge necessary to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance on personal computer hardware and operating systems.
Course Topics:	Unit 1: Troubleshooting methodology Topic A: Troubleshooting models Topic B: Professionalism Unit 2: Operating systems Topic A: Operating system fundamentals Topic B: Directory and file management Topic C: File and folder permissions Unit 3: Electricity and power supplies Topic A: Electrical safety Topic B: Power supplies Unit 4: CPUs and motherboards Topic A: Central processing units Topic B: Packaging, slots, and cooling techniques Topic C: Motherboards Unit 5: The Basic Input/Output System Topic A: The BIOS and CMOS Topic B: The POST and boot processes Unit 6: Memory systems Topic A: Memory Topic B: Memory packaging Topic C: Memory monitoring Unit 7: Bus structures Topic A: Buses Topic B: The PCI bus Topic C: Video buses Unit 8: Expansion cards Topic A: Drive adapters Topic B: Video cards Topic C: Sound cards Topic D: Internal modems Unit 9: Peripheral connection types Topic A: Serial and parallel connections Topic B: PS/2 connections Topic C: USB connections Topic D: FireWire connections Topic E: Multimedia connections Unit 10: Data storage devices Topic A: Hard drives Topic B: Optical drives Topic C: Removable storage devices Topic D: Drive maintenance Unit 11: Video output and image input devices Topic A: Monitors Topic B: Scanners and cameras Unit 12: Printers Topic A: Printing technologies Topic B: Printer installation and optimization Unit 13: Connecting computers Topic A: Networking concepts Topic B: Wired network connections Topic C: Basic internetworking devices Unit 14: Networking computers Topic A: Addressing Topic B: Client configuration Unit 15: Portable computers Topic A: Notebook computers Topic B: Notebook issues Unit 16: Monitoring and management Topic A: System monitoring Topic B: System performance Topic C: System management Unit 17: Operating system troubleshooting Topic A: Windows startup Topic B: System troubleshooting Unit 18: Security Topic A: Operating system security Topic B: Windows Encrypted File System Topic C: Security hardware Topic D: The human aspects of security Unit 19: Windows installation and upgrades Topic A: Windows installation Topic B: Upgrades Unit 20: Safety and maintenance Topic A: Safety and hazards Topic B: Computer maintenance Topic C: Safe work practices Topic D: Disposing of computer equipment Unit 21: Troubleshooting hardware Topic A: Backups Topic B: Hardware problems Appendix A: System cases Topic A: System cases Appendix B: CompTIA A+ acronyms Appendix C: Certification exam objectives map
Prerequisites:	None

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