Course Content
Duration
100 hours
| PC Assembly & Hardware Maintenance | (20 hours) |
| Software Installation and Upgrades | (25 hours) |
| System Administration | (15 hours) |
| Network setup and Maintenance | (20 hours) |
| Special Topics | (15 hours) |
| Evaluation & Discussion | (05 hours) |
PC Assembly & Hardware Maintenance
- PC Environment (Architecture and Components)
- Motherboards, Processor and Hardware Organization
- Interface adapters & Peripherals
- Memory types and Storage devices (Identification and Installation)
- Safety, care and handling
- Power Supply & UPS
- PC assembly and setup
- Verifying the assembly procedure
- Routine Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
Software Installation & Upgrades
- Identifying pre-requisite (Hardware, File system, Partitioning, Formatting, etc..)
- Installation of Operating System (Windows-XP and Linux-Fedora)
- Upgrading (Service packs and Kernel)
- Installation of Applications software and Utility software (Virus guards etc..)
- Recovery procedures (Uninstalling, Use of recovery disk, Backup procedures)
- Software Maintenance (Removing, Temporary files, Disk maintanance etc..)
- Troubleshooting
- Administration's responsibilities
- Hardware, Device Installation & Configurations
- File System Management
- Introduction to Server Systems & Services
- Domains & Workgroups
- Creating a Workgroup & sharing Resources
- Creating a Domain, Adding Users & sharing Resources
- User management (Rights, User Groups & Permissions)
- Sharing Storage space & Disk quotas
- System Administration & Maintenance tools
- Systems Security & System Recovery-Backup Process
- Troubleshooting
- Introduction to computer Network
- LAN, WAN & Internet
- LAN Topologies
- Equipments used in LAN Environment
- Switches /Hubs, Routers, Gateways
- LAN Cabling Techniques, Preparing Cables & Testing
- IP Addresses & Sub-netting
- Setting up of a LAN
- Connect through the Ethernet Switches
- TCP/IP Configurations
- Sharing Resources
- Installing Devices (Network Printer)
- How to Configure & Connect to Internet
- Dialup & Leased lines
- Using LAN & Proxy Server
- Web Server configuration (Linux - Apache)
- Executive communication through e-mail & configure Clients
- Network Monitoring Trouble Shooting
- Modern trends – LMS,VoIP,Video conferencing, Wireless Applications etc.
- Open source
- Popular websites
- Ethics
- Pirate software
- Plagiarism
- Ergonomics
- Audio visual equipment (Multimedia Projectors, Visual presenters)
- Computer lab administration
- Continuous assignments after each unit
- Five Quizzes (30 minutes for each module-included within modules)
- Final report (Group & individual)