Audience
Professionals responsible for hardware maintenance of PCs.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the basic concepts of PC hardware.
Objective
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify the components of a PC
- Identify the types of motherboards
- Identify the components of a motherboard
- Identify the system resources used in a PC
- Describe the process of assembling a PC
- Describe the process of installing other devices
- Prepare the hard disk of a newly assembled computer for installing the Windows 98 operating system
- Tune the settings in the Windows 98 operating system
- Install external devices and device drivers on a PC
- Identify the types of diagnostic software
- Identify the types of preventive maintenance for a PC
- Troubleshoot problems related to the motherboard and File System errors
- Take steps to prevent a system from crashing Resolve memory hardware and other conflicts
- Troubleshoot problems related to the display card sound card keyboard and mouse
- Troubleshoot problems related to floppy drives and CD-ROMs
- Troubleshoot printer and modem related problems
- Troubleshoot other Windows problems
Topics Include
Getting Started
- PC Components
- System Resources
- Assembling a PC
- Quiz
Configuring a PC
- Installing OS and Tuning the System
- Installing External Drivers
- Quiz
Troubleshooting PC Problems
- Troubleshooting Methodology
- Troubleshooting the Motherboard and File System
- Troubleshooting Problems Related to Windows 98
- Quiz
Troubleshooting Other Devices
- Troubleshooting Display & Sound Card
- Troubleshooting Input Devices
- Troubleshooting Storage Media Printer & Modem
- Quiz
Duration
5 hrs
Minimum Requirements
Netscape or Internet Explorer (versions 4.0 or higher). Browsers should be capable of accepting cookies; SVGA Hi-color mode 800x600 resolution display. Macromedia Shockwave 6.02 or higher.
Media
Web Based Training
Serebra Learning Corporation 119 - 7565 132nd Street Surrey BC V3W 1K5 Canada