COMPUTER SAVVY, INC.

Ohio Career College & Schools #98-05-1491T
Professional Computer Training
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A+ Certification
Course Outline



  Certification Standards

    A+ Test Versions

    Testing Locations and Information
    
    Visible PC & System Unit

         Electrostatic Discharge

         Recognizing Major Component of a PC

         Connectors

         Other Kinds of Connectors

        
     Microprocessors

         Modern CPUs

         Specialty Processors

         Installing CPUs

         RAM Sticks

         Improvements in DRAMTechnology

         Installing RAM

         Troubleshooting RAM

 

      BIOS and CMOS         
       
CMOS Setup Utilities

         BIOS and Device Drives

         Power-On Self Test

     Expansion Bus

         System Resources

         Modern Expansion Bus

         Installing Expansion Cards

         Troubleshooting

  
  MotherBoards
         Types of Motherboards

         Chipset Varieties

         Upgrading and Installing Motherboards

         Troubleshooting Motherboards

 

     Power Supplies

         Powering the PC

         Troubleshooting Power

 

    Floppy Drives

         Installing Floppy Drives

         Floppy Drive Maintenance and Troubleshooting

 

    Hard Drive Technologies

         Hard Drive Interfaces

         BIOS Support: Configuring CMOS and Installing Drivers

         Steps in Physical Installation

         Partitioning Hard Drives

         Formatting Hard Drives

         Maintaining and Troubleshooting HardDrives

 
    Understanding Windows & Working w/Command Line Interface

         Deciphering the Command Line Interface

         Working with Files

         Fundamental Commands

         Working with Files

         Installing and Upgrading Windows

         Maintaining, Optimizing and Troubleshooting

 

    CD and DVD Media

         Troubleshooting        
         CD and DVD Media

         Installing CD and DVD Media

    Video

         CRT and LCD Displays

         The Video Card

         Installing and Configuring
         Video Software

         Troubleshooting Video

 

   SCSI

         SCSI Chains

         SCSI Flavors

         Troubleshooting SCSI

         Costs and Benefits of SCSI

 

  Sounds
         Getting the Right Sound Card

         Installing a Sound Card

         Troubleshooting Sound Card

 

  Portable PCs

         Enhance and Upgrade the Portable PC

         Managing and Maintaining Portables

 

  Printers

         Printer Technology

         Laser Printing Process – Physical and Electronical Side

         Installing and Troubleshooting Printers

 

   Networking 

         Network Operating Systems

         Installing and Configuring a Wired or Wireless

         Troubleshooting Networks

 

  Internet

         Connecting to the Internet

         Internet Software Tools