CompTIA® A+ Certification - Hardware and software

Computing Technology Industry Association

(CompTIA® A+ Certification)
A+ Certification Courses

Our training courses in CompTIA A+ Certification are perfect for anyone looking to break into the IT certification in London and throughout world. A+ course commonly associated with PC Engineering and system support is a imperative part of the mounting computing venture and serves as a starting point for professionals interested in launching a career in computer hardware maintenance and networking.

A+ certification would be the course to start if you are looking for interactive courses that provide everything one requires passing the A+ certification exam and taking charge of today's spirited PC maintenance marketplace in London.

Gaining an entry level position as a PC Engineer and system support professional can lead to superior opportunities within companies in London and rest of the world, especially if you hold the vendor-neutral CompTIA® title awarded by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA®). Job opportunities are waiting and A+ certification gives you an edge over other PC engineer techs.

CompTIA A+ Core Hardware (Exam 220-301) helps students to properly install, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot and repair micro-computer hardware. CompTIA A+ Operating Systems Technologies (Exam 220-302) helps students with essential operating system competencies and basic knowledge of Windows XP/2003.

CompTia A+ Certification

Course Content

A+ Certification Core Hardware Exam
CompTia A+ Certification
A+ Certification Exams Overviews
A+ Certification and Course Structure
Motherboards
System Boards
Mother Board Structure and Components Functionally
AT and ATX, Data Transfers—The Bus, Expansion Bus Architecture
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), North Bridge and South Bridge
Supplementary Information, Memory Buses
PC Card (PCMCIA)
Memory: Types and Forms
Conceptual Overview, Read-Only Memory (ROM)
Random Access Memory (RAM), Cycles and Frequencies
Cache Memory, Rambus Memory (RDRAM)
Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), Video RAM (VRAM)
Processor Mechanics, IRQs, and DMA
CPU Manufacturing, The Address Bus
Micro Buses, Summary—How CPUs Work
Interrupt Requests (IRQs), Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Port IRQs and Addresses
Processors and Chipsets
Original Processors, Third Generation: The 32-Bit 80386
Summary—Original Processors, Fifth Generation: Pentium Processors
The Pentium 4, Mobile "Centrino" Technology
The Core Naming Convention, AMD
Summary—Modern Processors, Chipsets, Slots, and Sockets
Basic Electronics
Analog Versus Digital, Basic Electricity
Circuits, Electronic Components
The Power Supply, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)
Peripherals: Input Devices
Keyboards, Mice and Trackballs (Pointing Devices)
Modems, Scanners
Troubleshooting Input Devices
Peripherals: Storage Devices
Historic Drives, Terminology
Disk Geometry, Tracks, Cylinders, Sectors, and Clusters
Supplementary Information, Summary—Hard Disks
Floppy Disks, The ATA Specification
ATA Modes, The SCSI Specification
Tape Backup Systems, Optical Disks
Flash Memory
Creating and Managing RAID
Computer Management and Disk Management
Different between Basic and Dynamic Disks
Creating Simple Volume
Creating Spanned Volume
Creating RAID 0 (Stripe Set without Parity)
Creating RAID 1 (Mirror and Duplexing)
Creating RAID 5 (Stripe Set with Parity)
Creating Partitions and Filesystems
Introduction to File System
FAT16 File system, FAT32 File System and NTFS File System
Peripherals: Output Devices
Video Displays, Colors: RGB and CMY
VGA, Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
Monitors, Printers
Laser Printers
Summary—Printers
Windows Networking Windows XP Professional and Windows 2003 Server
Networking Overview
Categories and Types
Ethernet Technology (IEEE-802.3)
Token Ring (IEEE-802.5)
Bus and Star Topology
Bridges and Routers
Cables and Connectors
Legacy I/O Interfaces
Parallel (LPT) Ports: 8 Bits Across
Serial (COM) Ports: 1 Bit After Another
PS/2, USB, and FireWire Connectors
Back Panel Connectors
Standard Cables
Network Cables and Connectors
Twisted Pair
Summary—Network Cables
RJ-11, RJ-45, and Modular Connectors

A+ Certification Operating System Exam

DOS
Operating Systems, The Command Interpreter
COMMAND.COM, The Environment
The Path, DOS Commands
The DIR Command: File Searches
Summary—DOS, Logical Formatting and Partitions: FDISK
FORMAT.COM, File Systems
File Management, DEFRAG.EXE
Filenames, Disk Management
Operating Systems Versus Shells
Batch Files
Booting, Startup Files, and Memory
Booting and System Files
The CONFIG.SYS File and Directives
MSDOS.SYS, Beep Codes
The Bootable Disk, 16-Bit Windows
Initialization (.INI) Files, Memory
Virtual Memory, HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE
Virtual Device Drivers (VxDs)
Windows Memory
An Example CONFIG.SYS File
Microsoft Windows
The Windows 9x Registry, Components of the Registry
REGEDIT.EXE, Summary—Windows Registry
Installing Windows 95, 98, Me and XP
Installation Log Files, Virtual Device Drivers
The Installable File System (IFS) Manager
Windows Me
Overview of LAN, WAN, and MAN
Networking
Introduction to Networks
History of Networks
Different types of Network Technology
LAN (Local Area Network)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
MAN (Metropolitan Area Networks)
Setting up Local Area Networks
Protocols
User Accounts
Files and Folders Security
Network Card Installation
Setting up Internet in LAN
Windows Installation
Windows Server Installation
Windows XP Installation
Automated Windows 2003 and Windows XP installation
Troubleshooting Installation
Hardware Requirements
Setting up File system
Partitioning HD
Hardware Troubleshooting
Drive Installation
Network Installation
File Sharing
User Configuration.
Domain Controller and Domain Environment
XP Professional and Windows 2003 Server
Installing and Configuring Windows XP and Windows 2003
Automated Installation of Windows 2003 and Windows XP
Troubleshooting
Preparing for the Software Module, Startup Function Keys
Boot Problems, Windows Registry Files—Hives
Startup Problems, System Failures
Installation Problems, System Backup and Restore
System Maintenance, The Windows Recovery Console
System Vulnerability, Hardware Problems
Connectivity Problems

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