About the Class
COURSES CONTENTS
Introduction Hardware Fundamentals, Buses I/O Devices, IRQ’s, PnP, non-PnP features, Drivers, DMA, PC Hierarchy, Power On Self Test OS Fundamentals Introduction to DOS DOS Boot Process, Introduction to Windows, Windows Boot Process Introduction to Chipsets Types of Chips and their functions, Chipset Families Card Study Expanded Memory Card, FDD Controllers, WD HDD Controllers, S I/O Controllers, Multi I/O Controllers, I/O Magic Cards, Video Cards, NIC’s, Sound Cards, Internal Modem, AGP, TV Tuner Card Motherboards and Processors Intel 8088 and V20/V30, Intel 80286, AMD 80286, Intel 80386, AMD 80386, Intel 486, AMD 486, Intel Pentium - I, AMD K6, Intel Pentium - II, Intel Pentium - III, Intel Pentium - IV, BUS, Processor Sockets, Cache Memory, Jumper Settings, FSB, BSB, BIOS Chips, PS Connector, Math Co-Processors, Form Factors RAM Types DIP, SRAM, DRAM, EDO-RAM, FPM-RAM, SDRAM, RDRAM, DDR-RAM Ports Serial Ports, Parallel Ports, AT Ports, PS/2 Ports, USB, SCSI FDD’s 5.25", 3.5" Drive Basics, Architecture, Working, Interfacing HDD’s Drive Basics, Architecture, Working & Interfacing Terminologies
FAT, File Systems, Partitions, LBA, Precompensation, LZone, MBR, DMA, PI/O, ATA standards, Directory Structure Partitioning and Formatting Partitioning drives Partitioning with 3rd Party S/W. Working with Multiple HDD’s Working with Multiple HDD’s with Multiple Partitions Data Backup and Recovery Basics
OS and Apps (Licensed Products) OS Basics, MS-DOS Installation, DOS Utilities and Apps. Microsoft Windows 3.11 , 95, 98, 98SE, XP, Vista and Windows 7 Installation Advanced Administration of Windows (Registry, Tweaks etc.), Recovering from crashes CDROM Types, Installing and Configuring, Troubleshooting Keyboards and Mouse Types, Interfacing, Drivers, Configuration and Troubleshooting Peripherals Scanners, Printe rs, Zip Drives and Touch Pads, Web Cam, DVD Writers
Types, Interfacing, Installing and Configuring Virtual Memory - Concepts and Practices Viruses and Anti viruses Understanding Viruses, Types, Parasitic Viruses,Stealth Viruses, Minimalist Viruses, Multipartite
Viruses, Ploymorphic Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Antiviruses, Understanding behavior Installing & Configuring AVs for best protection, Do’s and Don’ts, Internet Introduction, MODEM Basics, Installing and Configuring Broadband MODEM & Internet Access, BIOS Understanding BIOS, Understanding CMOS, Understanding and Configuring CMOS Contents, Optimizing CMOS Troubleshooting Understanding Bugs, Problems, Misconfigurations & their Damages, Bottlenecks, Learning from Mistakes, Preventive maintenance and measures, Sighting Situations, Avoiding Prejudicing, Tracing the underlying cause, Alternative Solutions, Deciding the most efficient solution, Solving the problem, Reviewing Performance, Cost Feasibility, Reports and Conclusions.
Language of instruction:
English