A+ Practical Applications Part 1

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Video Title	Minutes
00: Course Introduction	4
01: The Ins and Outs of A+ Certification	5
02: PC Technician Professional Best Practices	30
03: Installing Power Supplies	22
04: Choosing Power Supplies	30
05: Installing the CPU	22
06: Installing the Motherboard	20
07: Configuring BIOS	23
08: Installing Expansion Cards	20
09: Professional Interaction & Communication	11
10: Supporting Portable Devices	20
11: PC Security Concepts	16
12: Course Summary	2
Total:	3 Hours 13 Minutes

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• Demonstration: Power Supply
• Demonstration: CPU Heat Fan
• Demonstration: PCI

Related Links

• Course Survey
• Quiz-Installing Power Supplies
• Quiz-Installing the CPU
• Quiz-Configuring BIOS
• Quiz-Installing Expansion Cards
• CompTIA A+ Certification Information

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Description

A+ Practical Applications online training course will teach you the fundamentals of computer technology and the issues revolving around the PC world. We will explore basic computer terminology, the function of some of the more common components inside an average computer as well as common problem and how to troubleshoot them. To enhance your learning experience, exams and demos are included in this course.

Related Training

• Course: A+ Essentials Part 1
• Course: A+ Essentials Part 2
• Course: A+ Practical Applications Part 2
• Podcast: Steps To A+ Certification
• Podcast: Non-Technical Skills For The Technician
• Podcast: The Role Of Standards
• Podcast: Desktop Computers Versus Notebook Computers
• Podcast: Choosing Operating Systems

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A+ Practical Applications Part 1 Outline

Module 00: Course Introduction

Module 01: The Ins and Outs of A+ Certification
• What is A+ Certification?
• How does this course fit in?
• What are the requirements to become certified?
• Helpful hints to prepare for certification

Module 02: PC Technician Professional Best Practices
• Tools of the Trade
• Electrical Safety
• Environmental Safety and Materials Handling
• Perform Preventative Maintenance
• Diagnostic Troubleshooting
• Professional and Communication

Module 03: Installing Power Supplies
• Safe Working Environment
• PC Power Supply
• Power Conditioning
• Faulty Power

Module 04: Choosing Power Supplies
• Types of Power Supplies
• Troubleshooting

Module 05: Installing the CPU
• Choosing the proper CPU
• Installing the CPU
• CPU versus motherboard

Module 06: Installing the Motherboard
• Evaluating customer requirements for motherboards
• Selecting a motherboard
• Choosing the proper form factor

Module 07: Configuring BIOS
• Evaluating the proper setting to configure
• Steps to configuring BIOS

Module 08: Installing Expansion Cards
• How to install an expansion card
• Choosing which expansion card goes in a particular bus

Module 09: Professional Interaction and Communication
• Be professional when interacting with users
• Achieve customer satisfaction
• Track problems and their resolutions

Module 10: Supporting Portable Devices
• Laptop and portable computing device components
• Install and configure laptops and portable computing devices
• Maintain and troubleshoot laptops and portable computing devices

Module 11: PC Security Concepts
• Security fundamentals
• Security protection measures
• Data and physical security
• Wireless security
• Social engineering

Module 12: Course Summary

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Prerequisites

• The A+ Essentials online training course

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Objectives

As a result of taking this A+ online course, you will be able to:

• Evaluate a customer's needs
• Select the proper hardware
• Assemble the proper hardware
• Maintain hardware and operating systems
• Perform upgrades

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Certification

A+ Practical Applications Part 1 is part of a two-course online training series that helps you prepare for CompTIA's A+ Essentials exam 220-702.

The latest version of CompTIA A+ is CompTIA A+ 2009 Edition. When you pass exam 220-702 you have completed one of the two required exams for certification. The other exam necessary is CompTIA A+ Essentials, exam code 220-701.

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