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Basic CompTIA A+ Certification Prep (Hardware)

Course ID: NOS-3100AE
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Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive inside your personal computer! The CompTIA A Certification Prep 1: Hardware course is the first of three CompTIA courses you will need to take to successfully prepare for your A certification. It teaches you about the hardware common to nearly every personal computer, including microprocessors, RAM, power supplies, motherboards, UEFI/BIOS, the system setup utility, the expansion bus, and input/output devices. Throughout our CompTIA A prep course, you will learn techniques every tech masters for building and troubleshooting all sorts of computers, plus get the inside scoop on how techs work within the enterprise. This computer hardware course also gives you the base knowledge needed to continue your CompTIA A certification studies for the 220-1101 and 220-1102 exams. Note: To properly prepare for your 220-1101/1102 CompTIA A certification exams, in addition to this course, you will need to complete the following course series: CompTIA A Certification Prep 2: Software and CompTIA A Certification Prep 3: Network Security.

Course Objectives

Learn how things work, how to configure everything, and how to troubleshoot in real world environments.

Discover how to dive into the important safety techniques that every good tech absolutely needs to know.

Learn how to dig into the details of one of the foundations of the PC: RAM.

Outline of instruction

Lesson 1 - The Art of the Tech

Lesson 2 - Desktop PC Basics

Lesson 3 - Laptop PC Basics

Lesson 4 - Maintenance and Safety Precautions

Lesson 5 - Central Processing Units and RAM

Lesson 6 - Motherboards and Cases

Lesson 7 - Powering the PC

Lesson 8 - Input Devices

Lesson 9 - Storage Technologies

Lesson 10 - Working with Storage Devices

Lesson 11 - Removable Media and RAID

Lesson 12 - Operational Procedures

Contact Hours

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Comp TIA A+ Certification

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take this course. However, you need to complete the following courses upon completion of this program to adequately prepare for CompTIA A+ certification. These additional courses are CompTIA® A+ Certification Prep 2: Software and CompTIA® A+ Certification Prep 3: Network Security.

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Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
It's also recommended that you have a PC that you can take apart and put back together again. Because of the dangers of electro-static discharge (to the machine, not to you), you are not required to tear apart your own primary computer. This is, however, a class that trains you to be a hardware technician - having a machine to play with greatly helps your learning.

Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 8 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance"• Students must successfully pass 10 quizzes with a minimum grade of 70% by the second quiz attempt.
• If all quizzes are not passed with 70 or better by the second attempt, the final exam score must be 70% or higher on the first attempt for successful completion.
• The Final Exam must be taken by the Wake Tech course end date
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