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Computer Architecture, Components, and Operation

Cross-cutting
Digital Skills

Digital Skills

Duration

50h

PRESENTATION

Computer science is a constantly evolving field. Keeping your knowledge up to date and expanding it is essential in today's job market. With this training in Computer Architecture, Components, and Operation You'll learn about the general aspects of a PC, such as how it works, external cables and their connections, tools, the case, power supplies, internal cables, and backup drives. In addition, you'll get an introduction to the motherboard, to the microprocessors, at reports, to the hard drives and floppy disk drives, at readers, at graphics cards and monitors, to the keyboards and mice, at sound cards, at printers and scanners and to the modems.

Objectives

  • Identify the different computer components and their basic operations.

  • Learn about the internal structure of a computer and its components connected to the motherboard.

  • Perform the assembly and disassembly of the various components of a computer.

Syllabus

TEACHING UNIT 1. GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE PC 1. How a PC Works 2. External Cables and Their Connections 3. Adapters 4. Tools 5. The Case 6. Power Supplies 7. Internal Cables 8. Backup Drives TEACHING UNIT 2. THE MOTHERBOARD 1. Basic Concepts 2. Motherboard Components 3. Configuration and Assembly TEACHING UNIT 3. MICROPROCESSORS 1. Characteristics of the Microprocessor 2. Evolution of Microprocessors 3. Operation and Installation of a Microprocessor LEARNING UNIT 4. MEMORY 1. How Memory Works 2. Types of Memory 3. Memory Installation and Configuration 4. Memory Connection Formats LEARNING UNIT 5. HARD DRIVES AND FLOPPY DRIVES 1. Basic Concepts 2. Description of a Hard Drive 3. Data Organization on a Hard Drive 4. Interface 5. Installing a Hard Drive 6. Installing Floppy Disks and Floppy Drives LEARNING UNIT 6. OPTICAL DRIVES 1. Installing a CD-ROM Drive 2. DVDs and DVD Drives 3. DVD Burners and Rewriters LEARNING UNIT 7. GRAPHICS CARDS AND MONITORS 1. Characteristics of graphics cards 2. How a video card works 3. Evolution of graphics cards 4. Installing a graphics card 5. How a Monitor Works 6. Types of Monitors 7. Installing a Monitor TEACHING UNIT 8. KEYBOARDS AND MOUSES 1. Types and Operation of Keyboards 2. Connecting the Keyboard 3. The Mouse: Types 4. Using and operating the mouse TEACHING UNIT 9. SOUND CARDS 1. Characteristics of sound cards 2. Speakers TEACHING UNIT 10. PRINTERS AND SCANNERS 1. Basic concepts 2. Types of Printers 3. Installing and Configuring Printers 4. Updating and Maintenance 5. The Scanner: Installation and Operation LEARNING UNIT 11: MODEMS 1. Types of Modems 2. Installation and Configuration
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