CompTIA
- Module 1: Safety and Professionalism
- Tools of the Trade
- Troubleshooting Theory
- Mike takes you on a tour of the primary PC components including the computer case, monitor, and various peripherals including the keyboard, mouse, speakers, and more.
- Primary PC Connections
- In this episode, Mike reviews the major external connections including USB, network, power, video, and audio.
- External Connections
- Inside the PC
- What is a Computer?
- What is a CPU?
- CPU Speeds and Cores
- Caching
- CPU Sockets
- Installing a CPU
- Liquid Cooling
- RAM Technology
- RAM Capacity
- RAM Features
- Installing RAM
- What is the BIOS?
- POST
- System Setup
- Troubleshooting Firmware
- Form Factors
- Chipsets
- Touring the Motherboard
- Touring the Case
- Installing a Motherboard
- The Power Supply
- Mounting a Power Supply
- Choosing a Power Supply
- Cooling Your PC
- Troubleshooting Power Supplies
- Troubleshooting Core Components
- Introduction to Mass Storage
- Magnetic Disk Drives
- Solid State Drives
- SCSI
- Boot Order
- New Installation – First Drive
- RAID
- Hardware RAID
- Mass Storage Troubleshooting
- Optical Media
- USB Standards
- Understanding USB
- Configuring USB
- Thunder and Lightning
- Keyboards and Mice
- Sight and Sound
- Readers and Scanners
- Using Expansion Cards
- The Right PC for the Job
- Monitor Technologies
- LCD Breakdown
- Graphics Cards and Connections
- Installing a Graphics Card
- Projectors
- Troubleshooting Monitors
- Introduction to Networking
- Hubs vs. Switches
- Hexadecimal
- WANs and Routers
- Cables and Connectors
- Crimping Cables
- Structured Cabling
- Introduction to TCP/IP
- Network IDs and Subnet Masks
- Special IP Addresses
- NAT
- Dynamic IP Addressing
- IPv6
- Port Numbers
- TCP, UDP, and ICMP
- Understanding DNS
- Working with DNS
- Windows Naming
- Routers
- Basic Router Configuration
- Advanced Router Configuration
- VLANs
Network Troubleshooting - Wireless Network Hardware
- Wi-Fi Standards
- Basic WAP Setup
- Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
- It’s a Huge Mesh
- Beyond Wi-Fi
- Troubleshooting Wireless Connections
- Beyond the LAN
- Internet Tiers
- Dial-up Connections
- Broadband Connections
- Firewalls and Servers
- FTP
- Proxy Servers
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Understanding Virtualization
- Your First Virtual Machine
- Advanced Virtualization Setup
- Cloud Computing
- Cloud Ownership
- Cloud-Based Applications
- Laptop Features
- Laptop Hardware Troubleshooting – The Tools
- Laptop Hardware – Core Hardware
- Laptop Hardware – CPU and Motherboard
- Touring Your Laptop Display
- What is a Mobile Device?
- Mobile Connections
- Touring Android
- Touring iOS
- Virtual Reality
- Maintaining Mobile Devices
- Mobile Devices and E-mail
- Mobile Synchronization
- Laser Printers
- Inkjet Printers
- Impact Printers
- Thermal Printers
- Installing a Local Printer
- Sharing Printers
- Installing Wireless and Cloud Printers
- Troubleshooting Printers
- 3D Printing
- Dealing with Threats
Module 2: The Visible Computer
Module 3: CPUs
Module 4: RAM
Module 5: Firmware
Module 6: Motherboards
Module 7: Power Supplies
Module 8: Mass Storage Technologies
Module 9: Implementing Mass Storage
Module 10: Essential Peripherals
Module 11: Building a PC
Module 12: Display Technologies
Module 13: Essentials of Networking
Module 14: Local Area Networking
Module 15: Wireless Networking
Module 16: The Internet
Module 17: Virtualization
Module 18: Portable Computing
Module 19: Understanding Mobile Devices
Module 20: Care and Feeding of Mobile Devices
Module 21: Printers and Multifunction Devices
Module 22: Securing Computers