| Session |
Date |
Topics |
Assignment |
Lecture |
| Live |
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This is a classroom course, with
hands-on assignments you can only do in the classroom.
However, in an emergency, you may connect remotely during class
time:
Live
Online Class via CCC Confer/Elluminate
· Enter your CATE user name & password
· All lectures include Closed Captioning ("[CC]" button)
· Prepare first with the Recorded Lecture Archive Guide.
Windows 7 Supplement
(Download 636 KB "en_ITEPC_Windows_7_Supplement.pdf") |
Worksheet
File Upload (Enter your CATE user name & password) |
Recorded
Lecture Archive Guide
Recorded lectures require your CATE
user name & password. |
| 1 |
Tue 01/15
5:30 pm
|
Course introduction
Using your Cisco
Academy Connection account
Skills Review Exam
CATE setup
Chapter 1. Fundamentals: Introduction to the Personal Computer
CompTIA A+ certification
Multi-core
processor - Wikipedia
- Intel Core
Processors
Computer
Form Factors - Wikipedia
Additional port types: USB
up to 3.0 | Thunderbolt
|
|
Recorded
Lecture 01-15 |
| 2 |
01/22 |
Chapter 1. Fundamentals: Introduction
to the Personal Computer
Storage Capacity Numbers: How big is a
Gig?
3
TB Hard Drives: Can Your Computer Handle One? - Hitachi
Additional hard drive interface: Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) - Wikipedia
RAID
Illustrations - LasCon Storage
Media
Sizes
Media
Types
(Sun. 01/27: Last day to drop with
full refund)
|
Chapter 1 Assessment Exam
1.1.2 Worksheet: Job Opportunities
1.4.7 Worksheet: Research Computer Components
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Recorded
Lecture 01-22 |
| 3 |
01/29 |
Chapter 2. Fundamentals: Safe
Lab Procedure and Tool Use
Fire
Extinguisher Classes - University of
Akron
OSHA
Material Safety Data Sheet
Free MSDS - MSDS
Solutions
CCleaner for
Windows
User
Support Toolkit - Thanks to Scott
Rosen's Spring 2012 CS 5 course
Virtual
Desktop hardware exercise (Download & extract 63
MB "en_ITEPC_VA_Desktop_v40.zip")
Chapter 3. Fundamentals: Computer
Assembly Step by Step
Computer
case assembly - with photos - Cybergooch
Tutorials
(Sun. 02/03: Last day to drop without "W")
|
Chapter 2 Assessment
Exam - 70% required before
the hands-on lab!
2.2.2 Worksheet: Diagnostic Software
Obtain a Tool Kit for next week's hands-on
Lab
- see text section 2.2.1, and "Materials and Supplies" in
the Course
Description.
A few possible sources:
- HSC
Electronics, Rohnert Park
- Harbor
Freight Tools, Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa Computers
- Suggest more!
|
Recorded
Lecture 01-29 |
| 4 |
02/05 |
Chapter 3. Fundamentals: Computer
Assembly Step by Step
Dell
Enterprise IT Support - An example of manufacturer support;
enter the individual Dell computer's Service Tag
PCI
Express - Wikipedia
USB
3.0 adapter cards - Google Shopping
HDMI audio/video interface - Wikipedia
Lab: Computer Dissection - Please
bring your tool kit!
NOTE: Before opening a computer,
you must first pass the online Chapter 2 Assessment Exam with
at least 70% |
Chapter 3 Assessment Exam |
Recorded
Lecture 02-05 |
| 5 |
02/12 |
Chapter 4. Fundamentals: Basics
of Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Secunia
Personal Software Inspector (free)
Chapter 5. Fundamentals: Operating Systems
Windows
Command Line Topics - including Windows version histories
Lab: Computer Dissection,
Round 2
Please bring your tool kit!
|
(No Assessment Exam for Chapter 4) |
Recorded
Lecture 02-12 |
| 6 |
02/19 |
Chapter 5. Fundamentals: Operating
Systems
Real
Mode - Wikipedia
The
3 GB memory barrier in 32-bit systems - Dan's
Data
DOSBox
emulator - Run old DOS applications on 64-bit Windows
Client-Server
illustration
Lab: Windows XP Installation
Bring your tool kit and a copy of 5.4.2 Lab:
Install Windows XP from the online text.
Dell
Optiplex 745 Drivers & Downloads - especially the latest network driver.
- You may download to your USB flash
drive, and then install to your new XP system.
(Sun. 02/24: Last day to change to or
from P/NP) |
|
Recorded
Lecture 02-19 |
| 7 |
02/26 |
Chapter 5. Fundamentals: Operating
Systems
Hard
Disk Drive Basics - NTFS.com
How
a Hard Drive Works - ExtremeTech.com
MSDNAA
Dreamspark: How to Upgrade Windows 7 Home to Windows 7 Professional -
Microsoft Answers forum
Windows
7 Compatibility Center
- Windows
7 & Vista Startup Process - Wikipedia
- DirectX - Wikipedia
- PC Decrapifier
- Disk
Backup (Enter CATE user name and password)
- CS 182.52 Disk Backup & Online Files
Lab: Windows 7 Installation
|
Chapter 5 Assessment Exam
5.2.2
Worksheet: NOS Certifications and Jobs
5.3.2 Worksheet: Upgrade Hardware Components
5.4.9 Worksheet: Answer NTFS and FAT32 Questions |
Recorded
Lecture 02-26 |
| 8 |
03/05 |
Chapter 5. Fundamentals: Operating
Systems
"Five
Best Disk Defragmenters" - Lifehacker
"The
Complete Guide to Windows System Restore" - Lifehacker
Chapter 6. Fundamentals: Laptops
and Portable Devices
Laptop
components exploded diagram - PC
Hardtech
Laptop
Parts - Inn Pro Enterprises, India
Comparison
of Mobile Processors (CPU Benchmarks) -
NotebookCheck
Lab: Laptop Dissection -
Please bring your tool kit! Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Printers
and Scanners
How Laser Printers Work - Tom Harris, HowStuffWorks
How
Do I Make My Printer Wireless? - PrinterHacks.com |
Chapter 6 Assessment Exam
6.1.2
Worksheet: Research Laptops, Smartphones, and PDAs
6.2.3 Worksheet: Complete Docking Stations True or False Questions
6.3.4 Worksheet: Answer Laptop Expansion Questions
6.4.1 Worksheet: Match ACPI Standards
6.7.2 Worksheet: Research Laptop Problems
Virtual
Laptop hardware exercise (Download & extract
40 MB "en_ITEPC_VA_Laptop_v40.zip") Chapter 7 Assessment Exam |
Recorded
Lecture 03-05 |
| 9 |
03/12 |
Chapter 7. Fundamentals: Printers
and Scanners
How Does a Laser Write on Paper? - YouTube video, Lexmark
Printer
ink: Tired of feeding the cash cow? - ComputerWorld
Fujitsu
ScanSnap Duplex Desktop Scanner - NewEgg
Chapter 8. Fundamentals: Networks
Client-Server
illustration
- Internet
Addressing - CS 182.51: Security for Cable and DSL
Home Networks
IP v6 (Internet
Protocol version 6) - Wikipedia
|
Chapter 8 Assessment Exam
8.3.2 Worksheet: Identify IP Address Classes
8.9.1 Worksheet: Internet Search for NIC Drivers
8.10.3 Worksheet: Answer Broadband Questions
8.12.2 Worksheet: Diagnose a Network Problem
Packet Tracer
v5.3.3 Application + Tutorial (Download & install "PacketTracer533_setup.exe")
Packet Tracer activity: Cabling a Simple Network (Chapter
section 8.4.2)
Packet Tracer activity: Adding Computers
to an Existing
Network (Chapter section 8.9.2) |
Recorded
Lecture 03-12 |
| |
03/19 |
* * * No meeting:
Spring Break * * * |
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| 10 |
03/26 |
Chapter 8. Fundamentals: Networks
How
To Install the Windows 7 Telnet Client - Tech-Recipes
- Warning: Telnet is not secure!
ADSL2+ -
Wikipedia
Chapter 9. Fundamentals: Security
CS
82.51: Virus Protection & Internet Security (Requires
your CATE password)
|
Chapter 9 Assessment Exam
9.1 Worksheet: Security Attacks
9.2.1 Worksheet: Third-Party Anti-Virus Software
9.4.2 Worksheet: Operating System Updates
9.5.2 Worksheet: Gather Information from the Customer
|
Recorded
Lecture 03-26 |
| 11 |
04/02 |
Chapter 9. Fundamentals: Security
Small
Office Network Security - CS 182.51: Security
for Cable and DSL Home Networks
- Attackers
Using DNS Poisoning to Hijack Website Domains, Divert
Traffic - eWeek
Chapter 10. Fundamentals: Communication
Skills
Soft
Skills: Take command of job with clear communication, initiative -
CapitalGazette.com
Email
Etiquette - Netmanners.com
|
Chapter 10 Assessment Exam
10.1 Worksheet: Technician Resources
Practice
Exam (mid-term) for Chapters 1-10 (does
not count for your grade) |
Recorded
Lecture 04-02 |
| 12 |
04/09 |
Chapter 11. Advanced: Personal
Computers
- PCPartPicker
- Crucial.com - for RAM
upgrades
- Memtest86+ - Open source
RAM tester
- SpeedFan -
Hardware monitor
- CrystalDiskInfo - Hard drive monitor
Exam
Chapters 1-10 (Midterm Exam) in classroom
|
Exam
Chapters 1-10 (Midterm Exam) in classroom
- You may use your notes on paper only -- either hand-written
or printed. No on-screen material, other than the exam.. |
Recorded
Lecture 04-09 |
| 13 |
04/16 |
Chapter 11. Advanced: Personal
Computers
How
to Keep Your Computer Dust-Free - Lightspeeds Computer
Repair
Chapter 12. Advanced: Operating
Systems
Windows
7 edition comparisons - Microsoft
Comparison
of Windows Versions - Wikipedia
Step-by-Step:
Basic Windows Deployment
for IT Professionals - Microsoft
Visual BCD Editor - Windows 7/Vista
- Visual BCD Editor - How To and Help
Windows Sysinternals Process
Explorer (like Task Manager on steroids...) - Microsoft
GPartEd:
Gnome Partition Editor
Auslogics
Disk Defrag Screen Saver (Use "click here" link
to download - not CNet) (2010)
JkDefrag -
includes a screen saver (2008)
Windows
Secrets weekly newsletter - Paid version includes "Patch
Watch" column, evaluating security updates
Extend
the Windows 7 Trial from 30 to 120 Days -
How-To Geek
(Sun.
04/21: Last day to drop with "W") |
Chapter 11 Assessment Exam
11.1 Worksheet: Job Opportunities
11.3.7 Worksheet: Research Computer Components |
Recorded
Lecture 04-16 |
| 14 |
04/23 |
Chapter 12. Advanced: Operating
Systems
8 Worst Windows 8 Annoyances and How to Fix Them - Laptop
Magazine
How to Make Windows 8 Look and Feel Like Windows
7 - Laptop Magazine
Start Button and Menu:
- StartIsBack
- Start8
download - Stardock
- Classic Shell
ModernMix
download (runs Metro/Modern apps in a window) -
Stardock
Windows
8's hidden backup - Ars Technica
Windows
8 File History automatic data-only backup - MSDN
Blogs
Creating
a Windows 8 System Repair Disc - Windows Eight Forums
Chapter 13. Advanced: Laptops
and Portable Devices
Lab: Operating Systems: Windows 8
|
Chapter 12 Assessment Exam
Chapter
13 Assessment Exam
13.2
Worksheet: Investigating Repair Centers
13.3.1 Worksheet: Laptop Batteries
13.3.2 Worksheet: Docking Station
13.3.3 Worksheet:ResearchDVDDrives
13.3.4 Worksheet: Laptop RAM
13.5.3 Worksheet: Verify Work Order Information
13.5.3 Worksheet: Investigating Support Websites and Repair Companies |
Recorded
Lecture 04-23 |
| 15 |
04/30 |
Chapter 13. Advanced: Laptops
and Portable Devices
How
to Synchronize Files Between Two Windows 7 Systems -
O'Reilly Answers
- Microsoft SkyDrive:
replaces
Windows Live Mesh & Windows Live Sync
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Comparison of file hosting services - Wikipedia
How
to work with Windows Briefcase - Ask
Dave Taylor
Chapter 14. Advanced: Printers
and Scanners Chapter 15. Advanced: Networks
(Mon
04/29: Summer Priority Web
Registration for continuing students
begins)
|
Chapter 14 Assessment Exam
14.5.1 Worksheet: Search for Certified Printer Technician Jobs |
Recorded
Lecture 04-30 |
| 16 |
05/07 |
Chapter 15. Advanced: Networks
Linksys
WRT54G router setup (in Windows XP) - Datastormusers.com
Home/Small
Office Network Security (Requires your CATE password)
Twisted
Pair network cable - Wikipedia
One
Laptop Per Child (uses IEEE
802.11s mesh network topology) - Wikipedia
Ethernet
connector wiring - including crossover cable - Camsecure
CCTV
Lab: Networking
Student drive boot menu
Networking
between different Windows versions - Microsoft
Networking
Windows 7 with XP and Vista - How-To Geek
How
to share a Windows 7 folder With Windows XP -
Uttam in Windows 7 Themes
Windows
7 Homegroups - LifeHacker
(Mon 05/06: Summer Open Web
Registration for ALL students begins)
|
Chapter 15 Assessment Exam
15.2.2 Worksheet: Protocols
15.3.2 Worksheet: ISP Connection Types
Packet Tracer
v5.3.3 Application + Tutorial (Download & install "PacketTracer533_setup.exe")
Packet Tracer activity: Install a Wireless NIC (Chapter
section 15.5.1)
Packet Tracer activity: Test a Wireless Connection (Chapter
section 15.5.3) |
Recorded
Lecture 05-07 |
| 17 |
05/14 |
= All Worksheet
PDF files due =
Chapter 16.
Advanced: Security
CS
82.51: Virus Protection & Internet Security (Requires your CATE password)
AV-Comparatives
Malwarebytes
Anti-Malware Free
Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10
Lab: Network Sharing & Security
Kaspersky Internet Security free trial
Malwarebytes
Chameleon disinfection |
Chapter 16 Assessment Exam
16.1.1 Worksheet: Answer Security Policy Questions
16.2.3 Worksheet: Research Firewalls
Practice
Final Exam for Chapters 11-16 (does
not count for your grade)
|
Recorded
Lecture 05-14 |
| Final |
Tue 05/21 |
Final
Exam Chapters 11-16 in classroom
4:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
- You may use your notes on paper only -- either hand-written
or printed. No on-screen material, other than the exam..
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