This course prepares students for Computing Concepts, including Operating Systems, Software, Hardware and Security.
The PC Tech class prepares the candidate with basic computing and technical skills, which include, among other things, hardware, software and security skills.
This course prepares participants to meet the requirements for both the Microsoft as well as Comptia examinations.
Topics covered Include:
1) BIOS and UEFI, incl
— Secure Boot
— MBR, GPT
2) Installing and Upgrading Windows and Linux, incl
— Disk Management
— Partitions and File Systems
— System Requirements and limits
— Installation Types
— Upgrade Options
–OS Features
–Licensing and Versions
3) Startup Options and Process, incl
— Boot loaders
— BIOS vs UEFI
4) Operating System Tools, incl
— Performance Tools
— Backup and Recovery Tools
–Troubleshooting Tools
— Navigation Tools
5) Hardware, Tools and Resources, incl
–Motherboards
–CPU, RAM and Graphics
–Internals, Storage, Power
–Printers
6) Security, incl
–User Accounts
–File system
–Malware
–Encryption
7) Networking, Remote Management and Shares
8) Virtualization and Cloud Computing
9) Safety and Green IT
To see a full course outlay, you may get one here.
Class schedules
Full time
Class availability and times to be confirmed.
Part Time
Saturday 08h30 to 12h30
