Hardware A+ Duration: 6 Months
Module I "Operating System"
- Disk Operating System
- Windows 98/XP
- Basic of Networking
Module II "Microprocessors"
- Microprocessors
- 8085 Microprocessors
- Intel 8086 / 8088
- Support Chips like 8255A, 8253/8254, 8237, 8284, 8259
- Motherboard Processors
- 806186 / 80188 Architecture
- 80286, 80386, 80486
- Pentium II
- Pentium III, Pentium IV Microprocessors
Module III "Core Module"
- PC Memory
- Motherboards & BIOS
- The System ROM
- CMOS
- POST
- Beep Codes, Boot Process, Mother board
- Bus Standards
- Bus Mastering
- Different Bus Types
- Communication Ports – Serial & Parallel
- RS 232 Standards
- Null Modem, UART 8250
- Driving Serial Ports, Modem
- File transfer Protocol
- Communication Standards,Modem Commands
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Parallel Port Controller card Parallel Communication
- Bi-Directional Parallel Ports
Module IV "Peripheral Devices & Maintenance"
- Mouse
- Keyboard
- Floppy Disk drive
- Floppy Disk, Type of Floppy Disks
- Data Encoding
- Formatting
- Floppy Disk Controller
- Hard disk Drive
- Hard Disk Interfaces
- Hard Disk Partitioning
- That Fat & Root Directory
- SCSI, CD-ROM
- CDs & Tape Drives
- Display Adapter
- Display Standards and Compatibility
- Digital Vs Analog
- Monitors
- Classification of Monitors
- Cathode Ray Tube, Color CRT
- SMPS
- Printers
- Dot Matrix printers, Inkjet Printers
- Special Peripherals Devices
- Testing Power
- Disassembling Installation & Reassembling
- Preventive Maintenance & Safety
- Multimedia
- Computer Viruses
- Communication & Customer Service
- Basic Networking