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  >  IT support - compTIA A+ certification
Course Overview
This course is designed for people with no IT qualifications and no IT experience but wishing to start their career as an IT Support Technician.

This course will give you an in depth understanding of hardware, operating systems, installation, upgrade and troubleshooting.

At the end of the course, students should be able to pass CompTIA A+ certification.
Prerequisites
End user skills with Windows based personal computers including the ability to :
  • Start up and shut down the computer
  • Log on to the computer or network and run programs
  • Move, copy, delete abnd rename files in Windows Explorer
  • Browse and search for information on the internet
  • Outline
  • Module 1 - Introduction to computers
  • Module 2 - Motherboard architecture
  • Module 3 - Storage devices
  • Module 4 - Installation, configuration and troubleshooting hardware
  • Module 5 - Portable computers and devices
  • Module 6 - Operating system fundamentals
  • Module 7 - Microsoft Windows family of operating systems
  • Module 8 - Installation, configuration and troubleshooting operating systems and applications
  • Module 9 - Customer service and problem finding techniques
  • Module 10 - Computer network and internet
  • Hands On Activities
    Hands on activities are flexible, depending on your experience, but generally cover the following :
  • Troubleshooting the power supply
  • Understanding BIOS and CMOS settings
  • Identifying different hardware slots, sockets and ports
  • Building a fully functional PC
  • Partioning and formatting the hard drive
  • Installing and learning DOS commands
  • Installing and troubleshooting Windows 98, 2000 and XP
  • Building a peer to peer network
  • Details
    This course will be taught by a combination of lectures, videos and practical hads on activities.

    Student progress will be monitored through lab assignments, homework, and an end of module exam.
    Exam Information
    At the end of the course, there will be a final exam and a practical assignment. After this, students will be presented with a QiT Training course certificate.

    To obtain A+ Certification, students will then take the following two external exams :
  • The Essential
  • One Elective Exam

    To find out more about these exams please visit the CompTIA website at : www.comptia.com


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