The CompTIA?s A+ Certification is one of the most sought
after credentials in the Information Technology industry. A+
certification program consists of two modules i.e, A+ PC Support
(core Hardware) and A+ Opearating System Technologies.
Audience : Those who are interested to learn about Computer Hardware in
depth including monitor and printer servicing.
Prerequisite : Well Conversant in English
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Duration of the course :
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Part Time : 4Months (2 hrs/day) |
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Full Time : 2Months (4
hrs/day) |
Key Benefits : CompTIA
A+ Certification is an internationally recognized validation of
technical knowledge required for an entry-level computer service
technician. The skills and knowledge measured by this examination
are derived from an industry-wide and worldwide job task
analysis
Course Contents :
A+ Operating System Technologies
- Introduction to Computers
- Types of Software & languages
Introduction to Operating System (DOS)
- Introduction to OS Booting sequence in DOS
- Internal & external commands
Working with Windows 98
- Hardware profiles
- System and memory Resource management
- Boot sequence
- System management and maintenance tools
- Registry monitoring tools and troubleshooting resources.
Working with Windows 2000
- Installing Windows 2000 Professional and Server
- Administration tools
- Microsoft Management Consoles
- Basic disk management
- The boot process
- System recovery using safe mode
- Using Device manager
Networking with Windows 98 and 2000
- Discussion on TCP/IP.
- Installing Network adapters, protocols and services
- Discussion of Workgroup or Domain models
- Mapping network and printer connections.
A+ PC Support (Core Hardware)
Assembling & Installation
- Add on card identification
- Assembling a computer
- Installation of DOS, 95,98,ME, MS-Office etc.,
- Configuration of display, sound card
Basic Electronics
- Resistors, capacitors and Inductors
- Conductors, Insulators and semiconductors
- Comparison between AC and DC Current
- Diodes and transistors
- Rectifiers and voltage Regulators
Digital Electronics
- Number System and conversion
- Basic logic gates (NOT, AND, OR)
- Universal gates (NAND, NOR)
- Flip flops (RS, D and JK)
- Counters, Shift registers
- Multiplexer and Demultiplexer
- Introduction to Integrated Circuits
Microprocessor and Support chips
- Difference between 8085,8086 and 8088
- Data, Address and control bus
- Dumb and Smart chip
- Use of 8284,8288, 74LS245, 74LS373, in a PC
- Use of 8237,8253.8255 & 8259 in a PC.
Advanced Microprocessor
- Difference between PC-XT & PC-AT
- Processor speed ratings
- Study on Intel 80286, 80386, 80486
- Study on Pentium, MMX, Pentium Pro, Celeron, PII,
PIII,P4, Xeon
- Study on Hyperthreading and DualCore Technology
- Pipelining and superscalar execution
- Difference between RISC and CISC
- Discussion on Overdrive processor
- Processor performance tests
- AMD- K5, K6, K7, Athlon, Duron, Cyrix- M II, Media GX
- Multiprocessor configuration
Using System Resources and Memory
- Managing IRQ and I/O Base addresses.
- Configuring DMA Channels
- Troubleshooting resource conflicts
- Memory management
- The system and logical Memory Layouts
- Adapter Memory Configuration and optimization
- Different Memory types
- Discussion on Cache Memory.
Motherboards
- Socket identification & I/O Slots
- Study on LX, BX, ZX, 810,820, 815, 840 and 850
motherboard
- Upgrading the motherboard and the processor
- Bus Slots and I/O Cards
- Types of I/O Buses (ISA, EISA, MCA, VESA, PCMCIA and
PCI)
- Study on Notebook and Laptop architecture.
Storage Devices
- Floppy Disk Controller and drive
- Read/write Heads and Head Actuators
- Sensors and motors in a FDD
- Analyzing floppy disk and drive construction
- Data organization in floppy disk
- Analyzing problems in FDD.
Hard Disk Drives
- Data encoding scheme (FM, MFM, RLL)
- Different HDD interface (ST-506/412, ESDI, IDE)
- Study on SCSI interface
- Data organization (MBR, DBR, FAT)
- Data recovery using Various tools
- Hard Disk Limitations (File System and BIOS)
- Introduction to Disk Arrays (RAID)
- Analyzing and troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive
- Introduction to Tape Drives
Optical Storage Device
- Introduction to CD-ROM, DVD, CD-RW
- Encoding and data organization in CD-ROM
- Multiread and Universal Disk Format (UDF)
- Troubleshooting CD-ROM Drives
- Introduction to MO Drives
VIRUS
- Virus History
- Types of viruses (Trojans, File, Boot sector, etc.)
- Installing different Antivirus packages
Communication Ports and modem
- Using communication ports and devices
- Serial port configuration
- Null Modem Configuration (RS-232)
- Modem Standards
- Configuring modem for internet connectivity
- Internet concept and browsing
- Introduction of USB
Parallel Ports and Printers
- Parallel port configuration
- Detecting and testing Parallel port using DEBUG
- Introduction to Printers
- Printer working concepts (DMP, inkjet, LaserJet)
- Detailed study about dot-matrix and inkjet printers
- Troubleshooting printer
- Introduction Scanners
Software and Hardware Diagnostic Tools
- Power-on Self Test (POST)
- Using AMIDIAG, Norton Diagnostics, QAPLUS and MSD
- GUI based Diagnostics Utility
Operating system and hardware troubleshooting
- Differentiating problems between Hardware, software and
OS
- Potential system problems
- Diagnosing problems through Beep Sounds
- Analyzing and repairing hardware problem
- Advanced Troubleshooting
Monitors and Power Supply
- Power supply functions and operation
- AT and ATX power supply
- Repairing a power supply
- Introduction to monitors
- Identifying different sections in monitor
- Basic troubleshooting of monitors
Introduction to Networking
- Network Cabling and Interfaces
- Introduction to Baseband and broadband
- Network Cable Types (Co-axial, Twisted pair, Fiber
Optic)
- Network Technologies (Ethernet, Token Ring)
- Discussion on ISO/OSI Model and Network
Protocol
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