Overview

This course prepares participants for a career as an entry-level PC maintenance and repair technician, teaching skills such as hardware repair and replacement, Windows &, Linux operating systems troubleshooting and networking. This course covers the curriculum of the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam, which participants would be able to successfully sit upon completion. 

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• List technology careers and recognize the interpersonal and business skills necessary to succeed as a PC technician.
• Identify different types of removable media devices, name and identify the physical components of a computer system, and know the functions of each, as well as how to maintain disks and systems.
• Identify electrical terms and symbols and descript how to recognize a failed power supply and how to replace it as well as descript a multimeter and its functions.
• Identify various operating systems along with their characteristics and features.
• Discuss the process required to install hardware and software using the latest Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Identify different types of system boards, list the physical components of memory and describe how memory is accessed.
• Describe how to solve basic computer problems, define the difference between a virus, work, and a trojan horse, and identify the types of threats against a computer system.
• Describe how PCs communicate with each other, identify the typical input/output devices encountered in a computer system, and describe the process of configuring routers, switches as well as static and dynamic routing schemes.

Prerequisite:

• Digital Literacy Basic or its equivalent.

Duration:

• 3 Months

Fee:

• US$225.00 (Payable in 3 installments with 50% down payment)