Students will successfully disassemble and reassemble personal computers. Students will also be able to articulate the functions and operation of individual components of the personal computer such as disk drives, video controllers, power supplies and motherboards.Students will successfully install and configure several operating systems. They will also be introduced to the basics of networking including networking addressing, networking configuration, domain name services and dynamic host configuration protocol. Students will experience the process of analyzing problems/bugs imbedded in their computer by following problem solving techniques. This course will help prepare the students to take the A+ Certification Exam.
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Students will be introduced to the skills required to setup and maintain a home or small business networks. Such topics as connecting to the network, connecting through an Internet Service Provider, networking addressing including subnetting, implementing wireless technology, network security and networking troubleshooting. Students will also experience network cable construction and testing using cable testers and tracers. Students will construct simple networks in a simulated environment and will troubleshoot issues. Students continue the process of analyzing problems/bugs embedded in their network by following problem solving techniques learned in the previous class.
Please view the Networking II course syllabus here.