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CompTIA A+: Essentials

Course Code: 220-601      Days: 5
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Course Overview

This fast track accellerated course, is designed to prepare students for the following CompTIA exams:220-601 A+ Essentials and 220-602 A+ IT Technician.

This course has been classified as IT Technical Training.

Some of the dates shown are delivered using the Mentor method, and the price varies to reflect this. This uses a combination of learning tools and techniques and progress is overseen by a mentor working with your personal needs and learning objectives. The dates shown for this course are week commencing dates for each location. Delegates may choose which flexible combination of days they attend from these weeks. Please contact our training specialists for more details.

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Examinations

220-601 A+ Essentials and 220-602 A+ IT Technician

Prerequisites

Basic computer literacy

Course Outline

Module 1: PC Fundamentals

  • What is a PC?
  • Types of PC
  • PC devices
  • Motherboard devices
  • Input Devices
  • Output Devices
  • Secondary Storage Devices
  • Connectivity Devices
  • Power Supply Unit
  • Safety and Environmental Issues
  • PC Tools

Practical Module 2 - The power supply

  • Operating System Fundamentals
  • Microsoft operating Systems
  • Non-Microsoft Operating Systems
  • Operating Systems - Storage Management
  • How a PC Boots Up
  • How Windows XP is Installed

Installing Windows XP

  • Hardware Requirements for Windows XP
  • Upgrading Vs. New Installation
  • Upgrading a Windows 2000 System
  • New Installation
  • Post-installation Tasks
  • Other Installation Methods
  • Windows XP Structure

System Cases and PSU's

  • System Cases
  • Case assembly
  • Power Supply Unit (PSU)
  • PSU Form Factors
  • PSU Troubleshooting
  • PSU Preventative Maintenance
  • Electricity Supply Problems
  • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
  • Electrical Testing
  • Practical Module two - The Power Supply

Motherboards

  • Motherboard Components
  • Chipsets
  • BIOS
  • Motherboard Form Factors

Buses

  • Introduction to Buses
  • System Buses
  • Data Buses
  • Peripheral Component Interconnect - PCI
  • PCI-XPCIe
  • Accelerated Graphic Port - AGP
  • USB
  • IEEE1394 - FireWire
  • Specialised Cards
  • Old Buses

CPU's

  • The Role of the CPU
  • CPU Components
  • CPU Packaging
  • CPU Cooling
  • Early Intel CPU's
  • Intel 32-bit Pentiums
  • Intel 32-bit Pentium Variants
  • Intel 64-CPU's
  • AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
  • AMD CPU's for Intel Sockets
  • AMD CPU's for AMD Sockets
  • CPU Sockets and Slots
  • CPU/Socket Reference Tables
  • Practical Module 5-Inudentifying your CPU
  • Practical Module 5-Replacing a CPU

Memory

  • Introduction to Memory
  • Optical, Magnetic and Solid State Memory
  • RAM
  • System RAM Memory Modules
  • System RAM Technologies
  • Memory Module Characteristics
  • Troubleshooting RAM
  • Installing RAM
  • ROM
  • ROM Technologies

Data Storage Devices

  • Introduction to Data Storage Devices
  • Removable Storage
  • Other Removable Storage
  • Fixed Storage
  • Installing a IDE Drive
  • External Hard Disc Drives
  • Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Discs (RAID)

SCSI

  • Introduction
  • Host Adapters
  • Configuring SCSI Devices
  • Connecting SCSI Devices
  • SCSI Types
  • SE,LVD and HVD
  • SCSI Compatibility
  • SCSI in Use

Managing Disks

  • Basic Storage
  • Dynamic Storage
  • Filing Systems
  • FAT and FAT32
  • How FAT Systems Work
  • NTFS
  • How NTFS Works
  • Creating a Partition
  • Creating a Two-Disk Spanned Volume
  • Fixing Disk Errors

Managing Data

  • Folder Basics
  • Managing Folders in Windows
  • Command Prompt Basics
  • Managing Folders from a Command Prompt
  • File Basics
  • Managing Files in Windows
  • Managing Files from a Command Prompt
  • Freeing-Up Disk Space
  • Backing Up
  • Scheduling Data Management Tasks

Managing Devices

  • Device Drivers
  • Driver Signatures
  • Installing Plug and Play Drivers
  • Installing non-Plug and Play Drivers
  • Device Manager
  • Local Printing
  • Network Printing
  • Displays

Input and Output Devices

  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
  • Stylus
  • Digitizer Tablets
  • Printers Printer Connections
  • Impact Printers
  • Inkjet Printers
  • Laser Printers
  • Printer Firmware
  • Printer Drivers
  • Printer Memory and Storage
  • General Printer Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  • Printer Output
  • Other Printer Technologies
  • Printer Options and Finishes
  • Scanners
  • Combination Printers
  • Digital Cameras
  • Webcams

System Performance

  • Event Viewer
  • Monitoring System Performance
  • Task Manager
  • Performance Console
  • Advanced System Properties
  • Optimizing Disk Performance

System Configuration

  • System Configuration Utility
  • The Registry
  • Using REGEDIT
  • Updating the System
  • System Restore

The Display

  • Introduction to Display Technologies
  • Video Cards
  • Cathode Ray Tubes- Operation
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Video Resolution
  • Colour Depth
  • Video Memory
  • Projectors
  • Troubleshooting and Safety

Using Windows XP Advanced Features

  • Account Types
  • Advanced Control Panel Options
  • Run
  • Command Prompt
  • Shortcut Keys

Portable Computing

  • Laptops
  • Laptop Hard Drives
  • Laptop Optical Drives
  • Laptop Memory
  • Laptop Pointing Devices
  • Laptop Keyboards
  • LCD Displays
  • Interface Cards
  • Laptop Power
  • Power Management
  • Docking Stations
  • Port Replicators
  • Laptop Care

Troubleshooting

  • Basic Troubleshooting Theory
  • AC and DC Power
  • Electrical Components
  • Mains Power Supply
  • Power Supply Voltages

Recovering Windows XP

  • Windows XP Boot Process
  • Troubleshooting the Boot Process
  • Windows XP Advanced Options Menu
  • Windows XP Recovery Console
  • Repairing an Installation
  • Automated System Recovery
  • Vendor Recovery

Support Tools

  • Remote Assistance
  • Remote Desktop
  • Microsoft Websites

Network Hardware

  • Nodes
  • LANs and WANs
  • Topologies
  • Data Transmission
  • LAN Standards
  • 10Base2
  • 100Base-T
  • 1000Base-T
  • 1000Base-X
  • WiFi- IEEE802.11
  • WAN Links

Networking Windows XP

  • Network Security Models
  • Workgroups (Peer - to - Peer)
  • Domains
  • Network Components
  • TCP/IP
  • IP Addresses
  • The Subnet Mask
  • The Default Gateway
  • Basic TCP/IP Configuration
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Public and Private IP Addresses
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Troubleshooting the TCP/IP Protocol
  • Other TCP/IP Commands and Protocols
  • Accessing Wireless Networks

Security

  • General Security
  • Network Security
  • Internet Security
  • Malicious Code

Professionalism and Communication

  • Attitude
  • Confidentiality
  • Communication


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