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Motherboard |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of its parts |
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Processor |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion of various
brands of processor |
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- Discussion of difference
between cartridge and ZIF socket processors |
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RAM |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion of difference
between SIMM and DIMM |
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Discussion of
relationship between Processor, Ram, and Hard Drive |
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- Explanation of terminology
relating to size and speed of hardware |
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Hard Drive |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion regarding
cabling, slaving, and secondary IDE channel |
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- Discussion of physical
causes of data corruption and loss |
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CD/DVD drive |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion of similarity
between hard drive and CD/DVD |
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Floppy Drive |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion of usefulness,
reliability of floppies |
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AGP |
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- Explanation of function |
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PCI, EPCI |
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- Explanation of function |
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ISA, EISA |
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- Explanation of function |
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Power Supply |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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- Discussion of ATX, AT, and
Pentium 4 |
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- Discussion regarding moving
parts |
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- Discussion regarding
safety, dangers involved with electricity |
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Ports on the
Motherboard |
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- Discussion about
keyboard/mouse, serial/parallel, and video ports |
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- Discussion about USB,
sound, and other peripheral ports |
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Keyboard |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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Mouse |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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Monitor
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of installation |
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Discussion of
functional system |
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- Demonstrations of incorrect
setups, and symptoms they cause |
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Introduction
to the BIOS |
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- Explanation of function.
Demonstration of usage |
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- Discussion of safety |
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- Discussion of navigation
and modification in the BIOS |
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- Discuss common BIOS
functions; temperature, wake, boot sequence |
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- Saving and exiting BIOS |
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Terminology to
cover: |
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RAM, CPU, PCI,
ISA, AGP, BUS, IDE, ZIF, SIMM, DIMM, ATX, AT, |
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Pentium, Intel,
AMD, BIOS, ROM, Kilo, Mega, Giga, Terra, hurtz, |
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bits, bytes,
master, slave, jumpers, serial, parallel, USB, PS/2, |
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DIN-5, DIN-6,
DB-9, DB-25 |
Course Outline
- Basic Hardware -