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A+ Operating System Technologies

• Introduction to Computers
• Types of Software & languages

Introduction to Operating System (DOS)

• Introduction to OS Booting sequence in DOS
• Internal & external commands

Working with Windows 98

• Hardware profiles
• System and memory Resource management
• Boot sequence
• System management and maintenance tools
• Registry monitoring tools and troubleshooting resources.

Working with Windows 2000

• Installing Windows 2000 Professional and Server
• Administration tools
• Microsoft Management Consoles
• Basic disk management
• The boot process
• System recovery using safe mode
• Using Device manager

Networking with Windows 98 and 2000

• Discussion on TCP/IP.
• Installing Network adapters, protocols and services
• Discussion of Workgroup or Domain models
• Mapping network and printer connections.

A+ PC Support (Core Hardware)

Assembling & Installation

• Add on card identification
• Assembling a computer
• Installation of DOS, 95,98,ME, MS-Office etc.,
• Configuration of display, sound card

Basic Electronics

• Resistors, capacitors and Inductors
• Conductors, Insulators and semiconductors
• Comparison between AC and DC Current
• Diodes and transistors
• Rectifiers and voltage Regulators

Digital Electronics

• Number System and conversion
• Basic logic gates (NOT, AND, OR)
• Universal gates (NAND, NOR)
• Flip flops (RS, D and JK)
• Counters, Shift registers
• Multiplexer and Demultiplexer
• Introduction to Integrated Circuits

Microprocessor and Support chips

• Difference between 8085,8086 and 8088
• Data, Address and control bus
• Dumb and Smart chip
• Use of 8284,8288, 74LS245, 74LS373, in a PC
• Use of 8237,8253.8255 & 8259 in a PC.

Advanced Microprocessor

• Difference between PC-XT & PC-AT
• Processor speed ratings
• Study on Intel 80286, 80386, 80486
• Study on Pentium, MMX, Pentium Pro, Celeron, PII, PIII,P4, Xeon
• Study on Hyperthreading and DualCore Technology
• Pipelining and superscalar execution
• Difference between RISC and CISC
• Discussion on Overdrive processor
• Processor performance tests
• AMD- K5, K6, K7, Athlon, Duron, Cyrix- M II, Media GX
• Multiprocessor configuration

Using System Resources and Memory

• Managing IRQ and I/O Base addresses.
• Configuring DMA Channels
• Troubleshooting resource conflicts
• Memory management
• The system and logical Memory Layouts
• Adapter Memory Configuration and optimization
• Different Memory types
• Discussion on Cache Memory

Motherboards

• Socket identification & I/O Slots
• Study on LX, BX, ZX, 810,820, 815, 840 and 850 motherboard
• Upgrading the motherboard and the processor
• Bus Slots and I/O Cards
• Types of I/O Buses (ISA, EISA, MCA, VESA, PCMCIA and PCI)
• Study on Notebook and Laptop architecture.

Storage Devices

• Floppy Disk Controller and drive
• Read/write Heads and Head Actuators
• Sensors and motors in a FDD
• Analyzing floppy disk and drive construction
• Data organization in floppy disk
• Analyzing problems in FDD.

Hard Disk Drives

• Data encoding scheme (FM, MFM, RLL)
• Different HDD interface (ST-506/412, ESDI, IDE)
• Study on SCSI interface
• Data organization (MBR, DBR, FAT)
• Data recovery using Various tools
• Hard Disk Limitations (File System and BIOS)
• Introduction to Disk Arrays (RAID)
• Analyzing and troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive
• Introduction to Tape Drives.

Optical Storage Device

• Introduction to CD-ROM, DVD, CD-RW
• Encoding and data organization in CD-ROM
• Multiread and Universal Disk Format (UDF)
• Troubleshooting CD-ROM Drives
• Introduction to MO Drives

VIRUS

• Virus History
• Types of viruses (Trojans, File, Boot sector, etc.)
• Installing different Antivirus packages.

Communication Ports and modem

• Using communication ports and devices
• Serial port configuration
• Null Modem Configuration (RS-232)
• Modem Standards
• Configuring modem for internet connectivity
• Internet concept and browsing
• Introduction of USB

Parallel Ports and Printers

• Parallel port configuration
• Detecting and testing Parallel port using DEBUG
• Introduction to Printers
• Printer working concepts (DMP, inkjet, LaserJet)
• Detailed study about dot-matrix and inkjet printers
• Troubleshooting printer
• Introduction Scanners.

Software and Hardware Diagnostic Tools

• Power-on Self Test (POST)
• Using AMIDIAG, Norton Diagnostics, QAPLUS and MSD
• GUI based Diagnostics Utility.

Operating system and hardware troubleshooting

• Differentiating problems between Hardware, software and OS
• Potential system problems
• Diagnosing problems through Beep Sounds
• Analyzing and repairing hardware problem
• Advanced Troubleshooting.

Monitors and Power Supply

• Power supply functions and operation
• AT and ATX power supply
• Repairing a power supply
• Introduction to monitors
• Identifying different sections in monitor
• Basic troubleshooting of monitors