OBJECTIVES: At the end of this course, the students are expected to 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Practice occupational health and safety procedures Apply quality standards Perform measurements and calculations Install computer systems and networks Diagnose and troubleshoot computer systems Configure computer systems and networks Maintain computer systems and networks

COURSE OUTLINE: 1. Introduction to Computer Definition of Computer and familiarization to computer terminologies Proper tools, Installers, CDs and DVD Drivers Basic Computer parts identification and familiarization Computer Specification

2. Major Parts of a System Unit (Functions, Types, Specifications and installations) Power Supply Unit Hard Disk Drive Optical Drive Floppy Disk Drive EIDE (IDE/PATA) Rhythm cable SATA cable Memory card Video Card Network Interface Card Sound Card Processor Heatsink

3. Actual Demonstration of Major Parts Installation and configuration (Disassembling and Assembling) Understanding BIOS and Configuration Power Supply AT & ATX switch Jumper Setting EIDE Hard Disk Drive and Optical drive SATA Hard disk drive and Optical drive installation USB (External) DVD/Flash drive boot configuration

4. Introduction to Software Installation

Definition of terms Types and examples of software DOS Commands. FDISK ( Windows 95, 98 & ME) Windows 2000 Windows XP Dual Booting Windows 2000 and Windows XP Windows Vista / Windows 7 Linux (Ubuntu/Bayanihan) Installation of common Application Software

5. Computer Networking Cabling ( Straight-thru, Crossover & Rollover) LAN Configuration (IP Addressing & Subnetting) Understanding Switch, Router and MODEM and its configurations File and Printer Sharing (Win Vista/7, XP , Win 2000) Troubleshooting and Maintaining Computer Networks

6. PC Troubleshooting & Preventive Maintenance Occupational Health and Safety Hardware Troubleshooting hardware (Beep Codes & Flow chart) Software Troubleshooting Device Manager Configuration Documenting vital information of the computer system and network Cleaning ( Internal & External) Deleting unnecessary files and uninstalling unused programs Disk clean-up, scandisk & Defragmentation Setting system restore point for maintenance Using third party program (Deep freeze, Anti-Excutable etc) Data backup solution
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Disk imaging Disk cloning Data Burning

Data Recovery Solution

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Using Safe mode Using Live OS Using Third Party Program Data Recovery