CompTIA A ?certification/11 cd

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CompTIA A+?certification has been established as the standard credential for anyone beginning an information technology career. In this certification course from LearnKey, you�ll dive into the inner workings of the personal computer with Mike Meyers; the IT industry�s leading CompTIA A+?authority. Meyers shows you how hardware components and operating systems work together for optimum functionality. At the conclusion of this training, you�ll be confident with real world PC hardware and DOS/Windows system software and be prepared to pass the most recent CompTIA A+?certification exam.



This training set consist of 11 CDs and/or 11 Sessions.

33 Hours of interactive training

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Session 1



Section A: Introduction

?A+ Certification

?What is the A+ like?

?Testing Locations

?Testing Costs



Section B: Visible PC

?Basic PC

?Monitors

?Keyboard

?Wireless Keyboard

?Mouse

?Printers

?Speakers



Section C: System Unit

?Overview

?Common Features

?Connectors

?ESD

?Anti-Static Mat

?Basic Components



Section D: Connectors

?Power

?PS2 Connectors

?RJ45

?USB Connectors

?Serial Ports

?Parallel Ports

?Video/Audio

?Firewire



Section E: CPU Concepts

?External Data Bus

?Clock

?Address Bus

?Memory Controller Chip

?Cache

?Buses

?CPU Considerations

?Packaging



Section F: CPU

?Manufacturers

?CPU Types

?XEON Processors

?64-Bit Processing



Session 2



Section A: Installing/Upgrading CPUs

?Slotted CPU

?Motherboard Specs/Jumpers

?Socketed CPU

?Cooling

?Fans

?Upgrading

?Liquid Cooling



Section B: RAM

?RAM Concept

?Bits and Bytes

?Quantities

?Units

?Visualizing RAM

?RAM Packages

	



Section C: RAM Types

?DRAM

?FPM/EDO

?SDRAM

?Banking

?DDR

?RDRAM

?DDR - SDRAM



Section D: Installing RAM

?Compatibility

?Cache Chips

?SIMMS

?DIMM

?Speed

?RAM Data

?Double-sided

?Adding RAM



Section E: BIOS-FirmWare

?Mother

?BIOS

?BIOS Software

?Flash ROM

?CMOS

?CMOS Settings



Section F: BIOS Troubleshooting

?Post Check

?Error Codes

?Text Codes

?Battery

?BIOS

?Flash BIOS



Session 3



Section A: Expansion Bus

?Expansion Slots

?Crystals/Clocking

?IBM PC Bus

?ISA



Section B: I/O Addressing

?Device Manager

?I/O Address

?Hexadecimal

?Hex to Binary

?Address Range

?Interrupts

?IRQs



Section C: COM & LPT Ports

?COM Ports

?LPT Ports

?Set Serial Port

?Set Parallel Port



Section D: DMA/Memory Addressing

?Functions

?Direct Memory Access

?DRQs/DMA/Ultra DMA

?Using DMA/Ultra DMA

?Alternative Memory

?Memory Addressing



Section E: EISA/ISA/VESA

?ISA

?Micro Channel

?EISA

?VESA Local Bus

?Bus Speeds

?VESA VL Bus

	



Section F: PCI

?PCI Model

?Characteristics

?Interrupt Channels

?IRQ Steering

?Extended IRQs

?AGP

?Modern Chipsets



Section G: Speciality Bus

?CNR/AMR

?USB

?USB Connections

?USB Hub

?Mini-B

?Versions/Installation

?FireWire

?FireWire Connections



Session 4



Section A: Adapter Cards - Legacy

?Installing/Removing

?Handling Card

?Legacy Cards

?PnP Environment

?Using Device Drives

?Set Resources

? Modify Resources



Section B: Adapter Cards - ACPI

?ACPI Compliant

?Device Resources

?Add Device/Driver

?Signed Drivers

?Installation Programs

?Autorun



Section C: Form Factors

?Standardization

?AT Power Supply

?Connections

?ATX

?Standard Options

?ATX Power Supply

?AUX Power

?Soft Power



Section D: Motherboards/Cases

?Motherboard

?Assemble Components

?I/O Shield

?Power Supply

?Mount Board

?Connect Power

?Connect Aux Wires

?Troubleshooting



Section E: Floppy Drives

?Storage vs. RAM

?3 1/2 Floppy Drive

?Floppy Drive Connection

?Ribbon Cable

?Motherboard Connection

?Power Connector

?Floppy Configuration

?Verify/Troubleshoot 

Section F: ATA Hard Drives

?Storage Device

?Drive Geometry

?Terminology

?Controller

?ATA-1 Standard

?ATA-2 (EIDE) Standard

?ATA-4, ATA-5 Standard

?ATA-6 Standard



Section G: Basic ATA Installation

?Drive Components

?Master vs. Slave

?Configure Drive

?Connecting Drive

?Connectors

?Verify

?Hard Drive Setting



Section H: Advanced ATA Installation

?Mounting Hardware

?Adding Second Drive

?High Speed ATA Cable

?Serial ATA

?Serial ATA Connector

?Serial ATA Characteristics

?Serial ATA Adapters/Cards

?Verify/Test



Session 5



Section A: CD Media

?Compact Disc

?CD-ROM

?CD-ROM Drives

?CDR/CD-R

?CD-RW

?Burning Software

?DVD

?DVD Formats



Section B: CD Media Installation

?Connections

?Basic Install

?Guide Rails

?DVD Install

?Hardware Decoder

?Troubleshooting



Section C: SCSI

?Concepts

?Host Adapter

?SCSI Chains

?Termination

?LUN

?SCSI Types

?Termination Types

?Cable Lengths



Section D: SCSI Installation

?SCSI-1 Connector

?Narrow SCSI

?Wide SCSI

?Hot Swappable Drives

?External Connectors

?Setup SCSI

?Install SCSI

?Verify/Troubleshoot



Section E: RAID

?RAID 0 (Striping)

?RAID 1 (Mirroring)

?Parity

?RAID 5

?Hardware RAID

?Software RAID

	



Section F: Video & Graphics Cards

?CRT Monitors

?Function

?Refresh Rate

?Resolution



Section G: Install Video Card

?AGP Slots

?AGP Speeds

?AGP Slot

?Upgrade

?CMOS Setting

?Dual Monitors

?Advanced Setting

?Troubleshooting



Session 6



Section A: Sound

?Sound Cards

?Midi Connection

?Sound Standards

?Sound Connections

?Optical Connector

?Installation

?AC Adapters

?Cable Connections



Section B: Other Peripheral Devices

?Graphics Tablets

?Touch Screens

?Digital Cameras

?Removable Media

?External Storage



Section C: Laptops

?Portable Desktop

?Batteries/Fuel Cells

?Components

?Storage Devices

?PCMCIA

?DC Power

?Power Management

?Docking/Sync



Section D: Understanding Printers

?Types of Printers

?Laser Printer

?Transfer Process

?Internal Components

?Other Print Technologies

?Dye Sublimation

?Printer Connectors

?Printer Options



Section E: Printer Installation

?Print Drivers

?View Installed Printer

?Maintaining Printers

?Inkjet Problems

?Laser Problems

?Cleaning Printers

?Troubleshooting

?Toner Cartridge



Section F: Networking Hardware

?NIC

?Topologies

?Cables

?CAT Levels

?Fiber Optics

?Fire Ratings

	



Section G: Networking Technologies

?Ethernet

?AVI

?IO Base 2

?IO Base T

?Duplex/Half-Duplex

?SC/ST

?Wireless

?Configure Wireless



Session 7



Section A: Connecting to a Network

?Network Basics

?Sharing Resources

?Hardware Connection

?Hubs

?Protocols

?MS Protocols

?Modems

?Internet Connections



Section B: Maintenance

?Cleaning

?Components

?Keyboards

?Monitors

?Printers

?Drive Maintenance

?Disposal



Section C: Power

?Electrical Consideration

?Surge Suppressors

?UPS



Section D: Troubleshooting

?Planning

?Consider Possibilities

?Documents the Problem



Session 8



Section A: Primitive O/S

?DOS

?Windows

?Windows 3X

?Memory Management

?Virtual Window

?Icons/Desktop/INI



Section B: Modern O/S

?Windows 95

?Windows NT

?Windows 9X

?NT Versions

?Windows 2000/2003



Section C: Interfaces

?9X Desktop

?9X Controls/Tools

?XP Desktop

?Customize Workspace

?XP Controls/Tools

?Task Manager



Section D: 9X System Files

?File Views

?Critical Files

?Configuration Files

?Memory Management

?Customizing Files

?Sysedit

?Registry

?Registry Keys

	



Section E: XP System Files

?Access System Files

?Boot

?Registry Data

?Regedit/Regedit 32



Section F: Prompt Navigation

?Access Prompt

?DIR

?File Control

?Navigation

?Working with Directories

?Wildcards



Section G: Manipulating Files

?Add

?Rename/Delete

?Copy File

?Move

?Attributes

?XCopy

?Launch Programs

?Server



Section H: Batch Files

?Overview

?Edit

?Path

?Set

?Sample Batch File



Session 9



Section A: Partitioning with FDISK

?Partition

?Partition Types

?Partition Options

?Run FDISK

?Primary Partition

?Delete Partition

?Extended Partition

?Active Partition



Section B: Formatting

?Boot Sector

?Graphical Format

?Command Line Format



Section C: Drive Maintenance - Windows 98

?Scandisk

?Defrag

?Disk Cleanup

?Backup

?Chkdsk



Section D: NT Family Drives

?Advanced Attributes

?Disk Quotas

?Disk Management

?Dynamic Disks



Section E: Security

?Resource Board

?Server Board

?Directory Based

?NTFS Permissions

?File Permissions

?Folder Permissions

?Apply Permissions

?Inheritance



Section F: Boot Disks

?Bootable Floppy

?Win98 Startup Disk

?Startup Disk Contents

?NT Family Startup Disks 

Section G: Installation Preparation

?Hardware Requirements

?Installation Decisions

?Partition

?Copy Install Files

?Setup Options



Section H: Installing Windows 9X

?Hardware Setup

?Network Setup

?Windows Update

?Windows Setup

?Backup/System Restore



Session 10



Section A: Installing NT Family

?Hardware Requirements

?Installation Methods

?Dual Booting

?Boot.ini



Section B: Boot Issues

?Startup Files

?Boot Menu

?Boot Menu Options

?Windows 2000 Boot

?Boot Order

?System Recovery



Section C: Maintaining Windows

?98 Performance Settings

?Virtual Memory

?XP Performance Setting

?Environment Variables



Section D: Boot Errors

?Recovery Console

?Error Rules

?User Errors

?Viruses

?Virus Paths/Symptoms

?Virus Protection

?Boot Failure

?Win 9X Errors



Section E: Recovery Tools

?Recovery Console

?Event ViewerService Failure

?Task Manager

?Extract.exe

?Extract/Options

?

?Recovery CD



Section F: GUI & App Errors

?9X GUI Errors

?MS Config/Sfc

?2000/XP GUI Errors

?Protection Failures

?Application Failures

?MSD vs. Win MSD

?Third Party Tools

?Printer



Section G: Networking

?Network Setup

?Adding Protocols

?Setup Client

?View Network Computers

?Add NetWare Protocol

?NetWare Client

?Sharing Resources

?Access Shared Resources

	Session 11



Section A: TCP/IP

?Advantages

?TCP/IP Properties

?TCP/IP Addressing

?DNS

?DNS Servers

?WINS

?NetBios Settings

?DHCP



Section B: Working with TCP/IP

?TCP/IP Utilities

?IP Config

?WINIpccfg

?Release/Renew

?PING

?DNS Resolution

?TRACERT

?NSLookup



Section C: Internet Connection

?Overview

?Modem

?Modem Setup

?Internet Connect Sharing

?Internet Connection Firewall

?Internet Services

?Using Internet Service

?Internet Options

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