• A+ Computer Repair & Troubleshooting (2019-20)

     Syllabus, Book, Assignments and more information visit the Google Classroom page. Students email me for link. 

     

     

     Articulated Credit: :

    The student has the opportunity to receive 3 college credits upon successful completion of this course. 

     In order to earn college credit, the student must:

    • Project based assessment with an 80% or higher.
    • Perform security and encryption tasks 
    • Perform remote troubleshooting  
    • Simulate call center operations
    • Pass written unit tests with an 80% or higher.
    • Meet core A+ learning objectives set forth by CompTIA (National Certification Board


    Course Content: 

    1. Describe how hardware components function together.
    2. Describe how software interacts with hardware.
    3. Describe how operating systems and application software interact.
    4. Describe how software manages hardware resources.
    5. Describe a business needs (technology) assessment.  
    6. Examine physical components on the system board (motherboard).
    7. Describe how data is stored on removable media.
    8. Describe how data is stored on a hard drive.
    9. Demonstrate hardware evaluation.
    10. Demonstrate command line and Windows commands to manage disks and drives.
    11. Explore hard drive troubleshooting skills.
    12. Identify tools used to support personal computers.
    13. Describe how memory is used by operating system.
    14. Demonstrate how to manage memory.
    15. Explain memory upgrading.
    16. Explore the electrical power protection.
    17. Explore the fundamentals of multimedia technology.
    18. Describe requirements for multimedia PC.
    19. Explain guidelines to use when purchasing PC.
    20. Describe how networks function.
    21. Explain how to develop a preventive maintenance plan.
    22. Describe how viruses (malware) work.
    23. Demonstrate virus (malware) protection.
    24. Examine backup procedures.
    25. Explain how to develop a disaster recovery plan.
    26. Configure IEEE 802.11X client.
    27. Understand customer interaction and best practices.