PC Repair/IT Essentials

11 March 2014 - ITE Chapter 5 OS

27 Feb 2014 - OS utilities and virtualization

21 January 2014

Review of Chapter 4 - Overview of Preventative Maintenance

     4.1.1.1  What is the purpose of a preventative maintenance and what factors should be considered                        when developing a PM plan?

     4.1.1.2   Hardware vs Software tasks

     4.1.1.3   How and Why do you clean the inside of a computer?

     4.1.1.4    What to look for when inspecting components

     4.1.1.5   What are the optimal temperature and humidity ranges for operation

     4.2.1     Know the 6 trouble shooting steps and data protection / backup protocols

    

     4.2.2     Common problems and solutions

Reference - Professor Messer videos:

     Troubleshooting Common Hardware Issues

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/troubleshooting-common-hardware-problems/

    Troubleshooting Hard Drives

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/troubleshooting-hard-drives/

23 January 2014

Chapter 4 Exam

     5 min of Q and A before test

Introduction to Chapter 5 - Operating Systems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AjReRMoG3Y

Read 5.1.1 (OS Terms and Characteristics) and 5.1.2 (Types of Operating Systems) before class

New Terms  

Multi-user

Multitasking

Multiprocessing

Multithreading

Plug and Play (PNP)

Directories

Folders

Subdirectories

Subfolders

User Interface

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Application Programming Interface (API)

32-bit

64-bit