Hardware Maintenance & Advanced Computer Applications
Important Notice
This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.
Overview
- Understanding the Boot Process and the DOS Command Line
- Introduction to Hardware
- Electricity and Power Supplies
- Random Access Memory
- Types
- Installation
- Management
- Hard-Drives
- Installation
- Partitioning, formatting
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Windows XP/7.0
- Installation
- Management
- Troubleshooting
- Introduction to Computer Networks
- Word processing software
- Table of Contents
- Mail-merge
- Newsletter
- Other advanced functions
- Spreadsheet software
- Linking worksheets
- Database management
- Pivot table
- Other advanced functions
- Database management software
- Table structure
- Combo boxes
- Switchboard
- Other advanced functions
Lecture, seminar, demonstration, and hands-on exercises in the lab
Labs (minimun: 3) | 10% - 15% |
Assignments (minimum: 3) | 15% - 20% |
Tests (minimum: 3) | 30% - 45% |
Final Examination | 25% - 30% |
Total | 100% |
The student will be able to:
- install, using good industry practices, any field replaceable unit such as RAM, drives, power supply, processor, etc;
- install video, sound, and other cards and associated drivers;
- install an OS (such as DOS, Windows XP/7);
- diagnose computer problems;
- fix such software problems as a corrupt/missing registry or other OS files;
- use intermediate features of an integrated software package including word processing, spreadsheet, database.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
Andrews, Jean, A+ Guide to Hardware. Latest Edition, Course Technology
Exploring MS Applications by Graurer Volume 2
OR
other textbook(s) approved by department.
Requisites
Prerequisites
Foundations of Math 11 or Pre-Calculus 11, with a grade of “C” or better
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
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Institution | Transfer details for CSIS 3110 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |