Components
of a PC
Assembling the pieces
Where do the cables go?
Recognising port connectors
What happens when you turn it on?
Testing the hardware
Bootstrapping the computer
Loading the operating system
Understanding
operating systems
The history of operating systems
How does it work?
The components of an OS
A
review of operating systems
Dos
Windows 3, 95 and NT
OS/2
UNIX
Files,
Directories and Folders
File naming conventions
File extensions
Tree structures
Directory navigation
Interpreting pathnames
MS-DOS
- the original OS
What is DOS?
The COMMAND.COM interface
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
Microsoft Windows
Why work with windows?
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
How to manage w window
Icons, taskbars and menus
Dialogue boxes
System shutdown
Performing
common operations
Installing new software
Formatting and duplicating diskettes
Emergency file recovery
Changing the date and time
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Hardware
Overview
A peek inside the case
The system board and CPU
RAM Memory
Understanding disk storage
How a drive works
Measuring disk drive capacity
Using write protection
Removable
disk media
CD-ROM read and write drives
ZIP and JAZZ drives
SyQuest Drives
Input
devices
Keyboards, mice and joysticks
Monitors and scanners
PC Video standards / Video adapter cards
Protecting
your computer
Viruses and how they destroy
How they are transmitted / received
How they spread
Eradicating viral infections
Vaccinating your computer
File
Backup
Using tape drives
Backup programs
Local
Area Networks (LANS)
What is a network
How does it function?
Peer to peer networks
Using windows based LANs
E-Mail, file sharing, printer sharing
Computer
Communications
Your PC as a FAX machine
Electronic Mail
Transferring files
The
Internet
What is the Internet?
Using the Internet as a tool for finding drives and upgrades
Finding help for your PC problems
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