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May 02, 2024
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CSNT 116 A+ Hardware6 credits
Using the CompTIA A+ competencies, students will study all PC components. While installing and troubleshooting PC hardware, students gain a top-to-bottom knowledge of PC hardware technologies as they acquire critical levels of proficiency.
Prerequisites: MATH 087 (or placement into MATH 098 or higher)
Corequisites: CSNT 115 (prerequisite or corequisite)
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify and describe the characteristics of the common storage devices used on desktop PCs
- Describe the basic maintenance issues of disk drives
- Explain the differences between ROM and RAM memory components
- Demonstrate how system BIOS utilities function with system CMOS chips
- Install and configure input and output devices and define their technologies
- Define the characteristics and features of impact, ink-jet, laser, and color thermal printing systems
- Explain the evolution of motherboard architectures and features
- Research and report the latest technical advances in PC hardware via Internet resources
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in the IT field
- perform successfully as computer technicians, Network technicians, installers, troubleshooters, help desk support, and network administrators
Total Hours: 100 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 80
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