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Course Outline & Syllabus
PC Assembly and Troubleshooting
ISBN: 978-971-9880-12-4
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iBook IT Courseware Series
Course Outline
PC Assembly and Troubleshooting
iBook Development Group
Program Description
Training of students is done using lots of exercises, value-laden activities and topics from
different subjects. Through the use of this book, students will be trained on learning the computers
parts and functions of each part. Technical knowledge enhancement and overview on building,
maintaining, troubleshooting, upgrading, and networking a computer.
Course Outline
I. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM UNIT
Basic components of a computer
Components of the computer hardware
Types of software and connection to dataware and peopleware
Introduction to PC assembly guidelines and PC hardware
security
Detailed parts of the system unit
Different types of cases and motherboards
Different types of microprocessors and memory
Use of adapter cards
Types of disk drives and storage devices
Other peripherals and ports in the system unit
II. COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Preparing the case and motherboard
Components of the motherboard
Installing the CPU and memory
Installing disk drives
Installing adapters such as video card, sound car, and modem
Completing and testing the assembly
Setting the BIOS configurations
Operating system fundamentals
Installing operating system using Windows 7
Partitioning and formatting hard drive
Partitioning for multiple operating system
Configuring personal settings and adding and assigning users
Configuring Windows 7 for updates
Installing device drivers and dealing with driver problems
Updating devices and getting new driver from manufacturers
website
Installing a utility softwares
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III. PC TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR
Basic PC troubleshooting
Power supply diagnostics
Troubleshooting motherboard, CPU, and RAM
Troubleshooting hard drive failure
Troubleshooting video display and monitor
Troubleshooting sound
Troubleshooting keyboard and mouse
Troubleshooting CD ROM and DVD
Troubleshooting modem
Troubleshooting network cable and hub
IV. PREVENTIVE MAINTENACE, PC UPGRADE, AND NETWORKING
Hardware maintenance and protection
Preventive maintenance procedures
Software maintenance
Backing up files, cleaning Temp files, Disk Cleanup,
Defragmenting, and System registry cleanup
PC security
Basic performance enhancement
Upgrade for better PC performance
Basic computer networking concepts
Types and categories of a network
The OSI model and layers
Network architecture and protocols
Introduction to TCP/IP Networks
Network cables and Ethernet cabling
Network topologies, firewall, and servers
IP addressing
Implementation Structure
Prescribed Level(s) Grade 9 or 10
Prerequisites Using Windows and the Internet
Training Lecture Hands-on Quizzes Unit Test
Methodology Activities Exercises Projects
Course Materials Work-text for students
Workbook
Teachers Guide with answer key for teachers
Hardware Dual Core 2.0 GHz equivalent or higher
Windows 7, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, any
Software
antivirus software
Prescribed Duration 45 minutes per meeting covering approximately 40 meetings for one
(1) year
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Learning Outcomes Focus Areas
With the help of this program, the student should Topics to be discussed in this program:
be able to:
Study guidelines to computing Guidelines to computing
Identify the parts and peripherals used to build Computer parts and peripherals
a computer Computer parts specifications
Set-up a computer using the basic parts Software installation
Troubleshoot a computer and its parts Computer maintenance and
Practice preventive maintenance procedures troubleshooting
and techniques Upgrading a computer
Install an operating software, device drivers, and Networking and assigning IP address
utility softwares
Set-up basic networking and assign IP address
to computers
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