I. COURSE NUMBER, TITLE, AND HOURS Fall 2011
Info 338 section 001
Lab Based Topics on Computer
Hardware and Operating Systems
3 Credit Hours: MIS Elective
9:00AM - 10:15AM M, W
PH 353
II. INSTRUCTOR
Fati Salimian
Office: Caruthers Hall 341 Office Phone:
543-6321
Office
Hours: M, T, W: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM,
and by appointments.
E-Mail: FXSALIMIAN@SALISBURY.EDU
Webpage: Facultyfp.salisbury.edu/fxsalimian
III. COURSE MATERIAL
Required:
Online:
LabSim
A+ 220-701 and 220-702 Online Training Material
This course will be using LabSim A+ 220-701
and 220-702 Online Training Material by TestOut
Corporation. I have arranged with TestOut for
you to be able to purchase LabSim at a considerable
discount. Follow the instructions below to purchase LabSim
with your student pricing:
1.
Point your browser to www.testout.com
2.
Find the box that says “Enter Promotion Code” and enter the following code: 14-234TA to buy
both of the A+ titles together. This will get you two titles for 98.00, a
savings of 80.00. This will also provide you
with the student discount to all LabSim titles, but
for this class you will need A+ 220-701 and 220-702 material.
3.
In order to validate your student discount at checkout you will be prompted to
enter your university name. Input it exactly as Salisbury University, then input your
instructor’s name (Salimian).
4.
You will be emailed an activation code and instructions to create your account
and associate it within LabSim with Salisbury
University.
Docter, Dulaney, Skandier: CompTIA A+ Complete Study
Guide: Exams 220-701 (Essentials) and
220-702 (Practical Application), 2009
Recommended:
Michael Meyers: A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Seventh Edition , Mc Graw Hill. ,February 2010
http://www.pass-guaranteed.com/A+plus-certification.htm
Online resources:
Click HERE to access many useful
and free ebooks.
You can borrow these books for
A+ Certification Preparation.
Hardware information , Hardware Central
IV. COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Prerequisites: ISMN/INFO 211 and will be enforced.
Topics & Objectives: This course is an introduction to technical
topics related to microcomputer systems with a special emphasis on hardware
architecture, operating systems, basic networking, and applications software compatibilities issues
in a lab based environment. Students
will be practically exposed to microcomputer hardware architecture studying and
assembling PC components and installing various operating systems and
applications software in the lab environment.
Upon completion of this course students should qualify to receive A+ certification.
A+ certification powerpoint
Grading and Examination: The final grade for the course will be
determined according to the following:
LAB ATTENDANCE & CLASS PARTICIPATION 10%
HARDWARE
PRESENTATION presentations format * 10%
OPERATING
SYSTEMS PRESENTATION 10%
NETWORKING
CONCEPTS PRESENTATION 10%
MIDTERM EXAM 20%
Cases
Cases_Q Memory Memory_Q Video Video_Q Printers
Printers_Q
FINAL EXAM 20%
IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS 20%
TOTAL 100%
*presentation example Build a PC RAID
WATC: The University writing
across the curriculum requirement will be fulfilled through various written
assignments and the 3 presentations.
V. COURSE CONTENT ( Video of the Day )
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Week # beginning with |
Topics |
Chapter Readings |
Exams |
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1 Monday Aug. 29 |
Introduction
to the course, textbook and software |
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2 Monday Sep. 5 |
basic skills a student should have
before taking A+ Essentials and A+ practical application LabSim:
Module 0 and Module 1 |
Chapter 1 |
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3 Monday Sep. 12 |
concepts about the components that make up computer
systems. You will learn about the BIOS, power supplies, motherboards,
processors, memory, expansion cards, video cards, audio cards, cooling
systems, peripheral devices, and notebook components. LabSim:Module 2 – System Components
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Chapter 2 |
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4 Monday Sep. 19 |
System
Components Module 2 – System
Components
CPU,
Memory, Video |
Chapter 3 |
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5 Monday Sep. 26 |
System
Components Build a computer
|
Chapter 4 |
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6 Monday Oct. 3 |
Hardware
review and presentations LabSim:
Module 0 through 3 |
Chapter 4 and 5 |
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7 Monday Oct. 10 |
Review and EXAM |
Chapter 1
through 5 |
Mid-term Exam |
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8 Monday Oct. 17 |
Review |
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9 Monday Oct. 24 |
concepts about the storage of digital data. Students will become familiar with file systems, partitions and disks, strategies for adding storage space to existing volumes, and using RAID arrays. LabSim:
Module 4 – Disk
Management |
Chapter 6 |
|
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10 Monday Oct. 31 |
File
Management and OS Installation LabSim:
Module 5 |
Chapter 7 and
8 |
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11 Monday Nov. 7 |
Networking LabSim:
Module 6 Networking |
Chapter 10 and
11 |
|
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12 Monday Nov. 14 |
Security LabSim: Module 7
Application Security |
Chapter
12 and 13 and 19 |
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13 Monday Nov. 21 |
Security
Continued LabSim: Module 7 |
Chapter
14 and 15 |
|
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14 Monday Nov. 28 |
System
Management LabSim:
Module 8 |
Chapter
16,17 and 18 |
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15 Monday Dec. 5 |
Review |
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Final
Exam |
You may register to take the A+ exams by contacting Prometric at 800-776-4276 or by registering online at www.2test.com. A+ exams covering the 2009 objectives have the following exam codes:
220-701 powerpoint:
701
Objectives
220-702 powerpoint: 702 Objectives
Please visit
www.compTIA.org for information on A+ and many other IT
related certifications.