ISTM183B

A+ PRACTICAL APPLICATION
PROPOSED SCHEDULE

This course uses the TestOut LabSim package for PC Pro. It contains all of your quizzes and lab
assignments. Your grade is determined based on your performance on these assignments.

You may work the class at your own pace. However, you must complete the class by the end of the
term. Custom exams have due dates. Be sure to track these on TestOut. Once a due date is passed, the
exams cannot be rescheduled. The Final Exam will be available during Finals Week.

Keep in mind that TestOut tracks your performance as well as your participation in minutes.

Important: TestOut follows a non-linear schedule. That is, topics are NOT covered
from beginning to end but skips around. When you complete both A+ classes, you will
cover all of the available material.

There is a lot of material in this class. Use the following schedule as a guide to where you should be by
week. This schedule follows the Objective Guide which is found in the Syllabus section of BlackBoard.

Sections in brackets [ ] are duplicate and do not need to be repeated. Sections completed in previous
classes AND on the same account do not need to be repeated.

Week Topics TestOut Sections Maps to*

1. Windows Operating Systems
1 Windows O/S Part 1
2 Windows O/S Part 2
3 Windows O/S Part 3
4 Windows O/S Part 4
5 Windows O/S Part 5
6 Windows O/S Part 6
Custom Midterm Exam
7 Other Operating Systems
and Technologies
8 Security
9 Software Troubleshooting
10 Operational Procedures
1.4, 3.7, 3.10, 3.12, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7,
5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4
6.6, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.13, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.3
9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10
10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 11.1, 11.2, 11.4
12.7, 12.8, 12.10, 12.11, 12.13, 13.5, 13.6
2. Other Topics
1.5, 1.6, 9.11, 9.12, 10.5, 11.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.10
8.7, 11.3, 12.1, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.9 T8
4.5, 9.13, 9.14, 9.15, 8.7, 8.8
2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 12.2

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 Week Topics TestOut Sections Maps to*
Finals Final Exam - Comprehensive O1
Remember, you can take the internal quizzes as often as you wish. Be sure to finish with your highest
score. You may take the practice exams as often as you wish. These are not scored and will not count
towards your grade. You may take the custom exams and final only once.

Grade assignment is the college standard A = 90%, B = 80%, C = 70%, D = 60%, F = 59+ and below.

COMPTIA A+ CERTIFICATION OPTION

Your grade is based upon your performance in this class. However, you do have the option to sit for the
CompTIA A+ Essentials and CompTIA A+ Practical Application certifications. If, during the course of this
class, you earn the CompTIA A+ Practical Application

, you will earn an automatic A. Evidence of passage MUST be provided to the instructor for grade.

Students who hold an active A+ certification are eligible for a WAIVER of this class. Please see the
instructor for more information.

If you choose to sit for the CompTIA A+ certification, you are responsible for your own testing and fees.
MHCC is a Pearson Vue test site.

CAE MAPPING

Mt. Hood Community College is designated by the National Security Administration (NSA) and the US
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a Center for Academic Excellence 2 Year (CAE-2y). This
core class is mapped to specific Knowledge Units (KUs) administered by the National INFOSEC
Education and Training Program (NIETP).

This class maps specifically to the Outcomes and Topics of the IT Systems Components KU. Specific
mappings are identified in the schedule above and relate to the Outcomes and Topics listed here.
Current information on all KUs is available at cyberedwiki.org.

OUTCOMES

1. Students will be able to describe the hardware components of modern computing

environments and their individual functions.

TOPICS

1. Workstations
2. Servers
3. Network Storage Devices

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 4. Routers / Switches / Gateways
5. Guards / CDSes / VPNs / Firewalls
6. IDSes, IPSes
7. Mobile Devices
8. Peripheral Devices / Security Peripherals

This document was checked for accessibility on May 30, 2017

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ISTM / Cyber Security