OVERVIEW
This module is intended to
provide a student with a thorough understanding of the technical and practical
skills involved in the maintenance and configuration of personal computers. The
module will be of particular benefit to students who seek employment in a
technical support role. However, it will also be of great benefit to other
students because a student or computing professional who has an understanding
of the practical aspects of the maintenance and configuration of a personal
computer is better placed to understand other material (in, for example,
computer technology, programming, data networking, etc) and to interact with
staff engaged in a technical support role.
OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of
this module candidates will be able to demonstrate a satisfactory performance
in the following areas:
- Hardware
installation, configuration and upgrading: Peripherals and ports, installing disk
drives, configuring peripheral devices, system upgrading and optimising.
- Diagnosing and
troubleshooting: Symptoms
and basic troubleshooting techniques.
- Preventive
maintenance, safety and environment issues: Cleaning, surge protection, high voltage
hazards, storage protection,disposal procedures.
- Motherboards,
processors and memory: Various types of current processors, clock speeds, types of RAM,
motherboards.
- Printers and
scanners: Printer types,
installation and servicing; Scanners, scanner types, and installation.
- Laptops and
portable devices: Types
of laptops and portable devices; Introduction to WI-FI.
- Basic
networking: Local Area Network
(LAN), network media, troubleshooting LANs, network repair, Internet
connectivity (modem, ADSL, WI-FI).
- Windows
Operating System (OS) fundamentals: Windows XP, system files, command line
functions, disk directories and files, system utilities.
- OS Installation,
configuration and upgrading: Installing Windows XP, patches and service packs, upgrading the
OS, upgrade problems, dual booting with other OSs, system start-up,
working with devices, applications and printers.
- OS diagnosis and
troubleshooting: Troubleshooting
start-up problems, using XP System Restore, Emergency Repair, ASR backups,
blue screen errors, application problems, virus symptoms, removal of
viruses.
- Networking with Windows: Windows network protocols, network printing, installing other network protocols, network troubleshooting tools, Internet connectivity, private IP addresses, Internet application protocols, configuring Internet options, WAN with Windows XP, Network Address Translation (NAT), Windows XP firewall.
- Hardware and software security: Computer security risks to home and LAN users.
Course Structure
Download E-Book Fundamental of Hardware & Operating System (Hardware Service Technician)
Download E-Book Fundamental of Hardware & Operating System (Operating System Technologies)
Download E-Book Fundamental of Hardware & Operating System (Hardware Service Technician)
Download E-Book Fundamental of Hardware & Operating System (Operating System Technologies)
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