Offered: 2020/2021
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2 High School Credits
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7 College Credits/Dual Enrollment
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Students will gain a complete, step-by- step approach for learning the fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer hardware and software. This course fully maps to CompTIA's A+ Exam objectives. Specific topic coverage includes: Introducing hardware and operating systems, working with people in a technical world, form factors, PSUs, processors, motherboards, RAM, HDDs, installing and supporting I/O devices, and general PC maintenance. Students will also be introduced to Local Area Networks (LANS). Investigation of basic networking concepts, hardware and software components, protocols, standards, various network topologies and transmission media as well as the fundamentals of network planning and design will be covered. Additional topics covered include: installation and maintenance of Windows OSs, and UNIX/Linux; troubleshooting network problems; network administration functions and duties. CIS 140 & CIS 142 are the courses for which students may earn college credits.