PC & Peripherals Hardware A+

• Disk Operating System 

• Windows 95 

• Microprocessor  

• Microprocessor

• Support Chips  

• Motherboard Logics

• Advanced Processors 

• PC Memory

• Mother Boards & BIOS 

• Bus Standards

• Serial Ports  

• Mouse

• Floppy Disk Drive 

• Hard disk drive 

• Display Adapter 

• Monitors 

• SMPS 

• Parallel Ports

• Printers  

• Special Peripherals Devices

• Testing Power

• Disassembly Installation and Reassembly  

• Preventive Maintenance & Safety

• Communication & Customer Interaction  

• Multimedia

• Computer Viruses 

Windows 2000

• Introduction to Windows 2000

• Installation of Windows 2000 Professional 

• Installation of Windows 2000 Advance Server 

• Implementing DNS in Windows 2000

• Active Directory 

• Managing User Accounts 

• Managing Groups 

• Managing Data by Using NTFS

• Configuring Disk Quotas 

• Shared Level Access to File Resources

• Configuring Printing 

• DHCP 

• Configuring a Web Server

• Network Connectivity between Operating Systems 

• Controlling the User Environment with Group Systems 

• Understanding Windows 2000 Terminal Services The Basics of Upgrading

• Administrative Windows 2000 Terminal Services Servers Network Clients

• Troubleshooting Windows 2000 network Network Operating Systems

• Windows XP 

Networking Essentials

Network Cables and Devices

LAN Basics 

• Characterstics of LANS 

• Defining the OSI Model

The OSI Model 

• Layers of the Model

LAN Concepts and Low-Level Devices

• Low Level Devices Overview 

• Bounded Communications 

• Topologies

• Channel Access Methods 

• Network Adapter Cards 

• Unbounded Communications 

• Public Carriers

Network Adapters

• Properties of Network Adapter Cards

• Configuring a Network Adapter 

• The Role of Network Adapter Drivers

• Troubleshooting Network Adapter 

Protocol Suites

• OSI Review

• Network Protocols

• Transport Layer Protocols

Network Cabling 

• LANs and WANs 

• Communication Methods 

• Twisted Pair Cabling 

• Twisted Pair Connectors 

• Coaxial Cable

• Fiber Optic

LAN Concepts and Higher-Level Devices

• Internetwork Devices

• Introduction to Repeaters

• Introduction t0 BrIDGES

• Introduction to Routers

• Introduction to Gateways

Topology and Physical Layout

• Topologies

• Introduction to Repeaters 

• Channel Access Methods 

• Ethernet Devices

• Token Ring Devices 

• MSAUs

• Miscellaneous Devices

Network Management Fundamentals

• Network Security

• Being prepared for Disk Failures

• Network Services

Bridqes, Brouters and Routers

• Internetworking 

• Introduction to Bridges 

• Introduction to Routers

Domain and Enterprise Networking

• Network Components

• Choosing a Network Protocol

Remote Connectivity

• About POTS 

• About ISDN 

• Installing and Configuring a Modem

Ongoing Management

• Performance Guidelines 

• Upgrading the Physical Network

• Troubleshooting Guidelines

Troubleshooting Hardware Components

• Effects of Environmental Factors on Networks 

• Physical and Logical Indicators of Network Trouble 

• Common Network Tools

• The Science of Troubleshooting

• The Directional Troubleshooting Model

• Troubleshooting Documentation

• Troubleshooting Tools
  

TCP/IP Fundamentals

Protocols and the OSI Model

• The Evolution of TCP/IP 

• TCP/IP Fundamentals

• Addressing

• TCP/IP Installation and Configuration

• The OSI Model 

• Protocols

Subnitting and Routing

• Address Classes and Subnetting 

• Routing and Routers

Transport Protocols

• Connectionless/Connection-Oriented Protocols 

• Transport Protocols

• Network Names

Name Resolution

• Host Name Resolution 

• NETBIOS Name Resolution

Proxies and Firewalls

• Firewalls 

• Proxy Servers

Troubleshooting Tools

• Troubleshooting Tools 

• Telnet

• File Transfer Protocol 

• Trouble Shooting Examples

Remote Access Protocols

• Serial Protocols

• Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol