Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing Computers


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number



Overview/Description
To demonstrate how to install and configure peripheral devices, and optimize and upgrade a computer

Target Audience
Anyone wanting to become a hardware support technician

Prerequisites
Computer service technicians at entry level or with up to 6 months on-the-job experience

Expected Duration (hours)
2.3

Lesson Objectives

Installing, Configuring, and Optimizing Computers

  • install printers, monitors, and uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs).
  • install analog dial-up, DSL, and cable modems.
  • install infrared and wireless devices, and connect a digital camera and a PDA to a computer.
  • install a modem.
  • identify procedures for upgrading BIOS, the CPU, memory, and motherboards.
  • upgrade adapter cards, hard drives, and portable computers in given scenarios.
  • upgrade a laptop and PC in a given scenario.
  • Course Number:
    123910_eng