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Course Outline for Metric and intermediate Students

Computer Hardware Course Outline
  • Lesson 1: Computer Safety and Work Habits
    • Overview
    • Safety and the Computer
    • Input & output devices in the form of Current & voltage
    • Disposal of Computer Parts and Components

  • Lesson 2: The Motherboard and CPU Cases
    • System board defined
    • System board evolution
    • Motherboard removal and Replacement
    • Troubleshooting the motherboard

  • Lesson 3: The CPU
    • What is a CPU?
    • Physical CPU Types
    • Processor Levels
    • CPU Sockets and slots

  • Lesson 4: Memory
    • Random Access Memory Defined
    • Physical Memory Packaging
    • Types of Memory
    • Read-only Memory
    • Managing memory
    • Common Memory Problems
    • Breaking Down the Memory

  • Lesson 5: Power Supplies and UPS
    • Power supplies
    • Power Problems
    • The Power-Good Signal and ATX Power Supplies
    • Power Management
    • Batteries
    • Troubleshooting the Power Supply

  • Lesson 6: The Hard Drive
    • Hard Disks
    • Hard Disk Interfaces
    • Evaluating Hard Disk Performance
    • Troubleshooting the Hard Drive

  • Lesson 7: The CD-ROM Drive
    • The CD-ROM Background
    • CD-ROM Disc and Drive Formats
    • The CD-ROM Drive
    • CD-ROM Drive Specifications
    • Other CD-ROM Factors
    • The CD and the Future
    • The CD-ROM Interface

  • Lesson 8: The Video Card
    • The Video Controller
    • The Graphics Card or Graphics Controller
    • Video Graphics Adapter
    • A Graphics Card Processor
    • How A Graphics Accelerator Works
    • Graphics Card Memory Choices
    • The Graphics Bus
    • Limitations on Graphics Card Output
    • Resolution versus Colour
    • Multimedia Features

  • Lesson 9: The Sound Card
    • The Sound Card History
    • Sound Card Concepts and Terminology
    • Sound Card Optional Extras

  • Lesson 10: The Monitor
    • The Monitor
    • Types of Displays
    • Health and Safety Concerns
    • Monitor Connections

  • Lesson 11: BIOS
    • Basic Input/Output System
    • Screen Error messages and solutions
    • Advanced BIOS Features
    • Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines
    • I/O Settings
    • DMA Channels

  • Lesson 12: Computer Assembling
    • Computer Assembling