Colegio De Sta, Teresa de Avila Foundation Inc.

6 Kingfisher Corner Skylark Streets, Zabarte Subdivision

Novaliches, Quezon City 1123 Philippines
Telephone : 939-6983 / 939-91-36 Telefax : 930-57-85

COURSE SYLLABUS

I. Course Code : ITEC008

II. Course Title : PC Hardware and Software Installation

III. No. of Units : 3

IV. Course Description:

This course deals with computer hardware organizations and computer software.
Hardware discussions involve the purposes, types, and characteristics of the motherboard,
microprocessor technology, memory and the hard disks. Laboratory highlights include PC
assembly/disassembly, hard disk partitioning and formatting, operating system and application
software installation, and basic computer maintenance and trouble shooting

V. Objective:

After successful completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Identify the purpose, types, and characteristics of PC components

2. Identify the purpose and kinds of PC software
3. Install PC hardware and software
4. Perform basic PC maintenance and troubleshooting

VI. Course Outline:

At the end of the lesson, the

Week Hours Topics
students are expected to:
1 3 Course Overview Identify the objectives and
significance of the course

PC Hardware Identify the PC hardware

- System Components components
- System Types

PC Case Identify the different type of PC case

- Form Factor
- Functions

Power Supply Identify the functions and form

- Functions factors of power supply
- Form Factors
- Connectors

3 Laboratory Exercise 1: PC Demonstrate PC hardware assembly

Disassembly and Assembly and disassembly
2 3 Motherboard Identify the form factors and chipsets
- Form factors of a motherboard
- Socket/slots
- Chipsets
- Connectors
- Bus Types
- Types of I/O buses
- BIOS

3 Laboratory Exercise: BIOS Setup Explore the features of BIOS setup

3 3 Magnetic Storage Principles Explain the principles behind
 - History magnetic storage
- Magnetic Fields
- Head Design
- Head Sliders
- Encoding Schemes

3 Laboratory Exercise: Hard Disk Install a hard disk as master or slave

Installations
4 3 Hard Disk Identify the form factor, operations,
- Form Factors and features of hard disk
- Operation
- Components
- Features

Laboratory Exercise: Creating Hard Partition and format a hard drive

Disk Partitions and Formatting
5 3 Operating System Identify the function and types of
- Components operating system
- Commonly used operating
systems
- Boot process

Laboratory Exercise: OS Installations Install an operating system

6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
7 3 PC Software Identify the function and features of
- Word Processor the different types of application
- Spreadsheet software software
- Presentation Software
- Database Software
- Web Browsers
- Application Suites

Laboratory Exercise: Installing Install and application software

application software
8 3 Microprocessor Use priority queue to place events in
- Specifications order
- Features
- Packaging
- Socket/Slot Types
- Evolution of Processor

Memory Identify the types and modules of

- RAM Types memory
- Modules

3 Laboratory Exercise: Processor and Install processor and memory

Memory Installation
9 3 Video Hardware Identify the types and functions of
- Monitor Types video hardware
- Display Adapter
- Graphic Accelerators

Audio Hardware Identify the types of audio hardware

- Adapter Features and
Functions
- Speakers
- Microphones

3 Laboratory Exercise: Installation of Install video and hardware cards

Video and Audio Cards
10 3 Preventive Maintenance Identify the PC maintenance
- Maintenance Tools procedures
- Hard Disk Maintenance
- System Tools
- Backup

3 Laboratory Exercise: HD Surface Scan and defragment a hard disk

 Scan and Disk Defragmenter
11 3 Basic Troubleshooting Troubleshoot Basic PC problems
- POST
- Bios Beep Codes

3 Laboratory Exercise: OS
Maintenance
12 MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS
13 3 - Diagnostic Software
- Windows Error Message
- Common PC errors and
troubleshooting

Laboratory Exercise: Basic PC Troubleshooting Basic PC problems

Troubleshooting
14 3 Computer Security Identify different kinds of PC viruses
- System Access and how to secure PC
- Virus, Worms, and Trojans
- PC threats
- Securing PC’s

3 Laboratory Exercise: Malware Scan a PC for Viruses

Scanning
15 3 I/O Ports Identify the types of input/output
- USB ports of PC’s
- IEEE 1394
- Serial Ports
- Parallel Ports

3 Laboratory Exercise: Practical Exam

(1st Batch)
16 3 PC Modding Explain how to modify personal
- Overclocking computers for improved
- Cooling performance or functionality

3 Laboratory Exercise: Practical Exam

(2nd Batch)
17 6 Project Presentation
18 FINAL EXAMINATIONS

VII. Grading System:

The following percentage distribution shall be followed :

Prelims - 30%
Midterm - 30%
Finals - 40%
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100%

The following are the required periodic grade components for this course

Lecture
Class Participation 20%
Quizzes 30%
Periodical Examinations 50%
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100%

Laboratory
Laboratory Exercises 100%

VIII. Course Requirements

1. Class Participation
2. Laboratory Exercises
 3. Quizzes
4. Major Examinations

IX. References

1. Troubleshooting the PC with A+ Preparation, Patrick E. Regan, 2003

2. Understanding PC Hardware, Antoinette R. Marcel, 2007

3. Hardware fundamentals, Mary Joy Cariaga, Luxmy Encina, 2006

4. Understanding PC Hardware Building, Upgrading and Troubleshooting, Antoinette R.

Marcelo, 2007

Prepared by:

HAROLD R. LUCERO, MIT

Chairman- IT Department

Approved by:

REMEDIOS C. ROSAL, ED.D.

College Dean