• Blackboard Site
• LabSim (Account Setting)
• The Path of the PC Tech
• Operational Procedures
• Professionalism
• Tools

• Module 1 – Computing Overview
  • Sections: 1.1 to 1.4

• Quiz 1 (Hardware Basics)
• How the PC Works
  • System Components
  • Operating Systems
• Tech utilities
• Lab 1 (Setup a new computer in the simulator)

• Module 2 – PC Technician
  • Sections: 2.1, 2.4, and 2.5
• Module 3- System Components
  • Sections: 3.1 and 3.2

• Quiz 2 (PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting)
• System Components
  • Motherboards
  • Processors
  • Memory
• Lab 2 (Troubleshooting Computer Malfunctioning Simulator)

• Module 3 – System Components
  • Sections: 3.3 to 3.7

• Quiz 3 (Motherboard and Processor)
• USB and IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
• Lab 3* (Build a Personal Computer from parts Supplied by the Lab)

• Module 3 – System Components
  • Sections 3.8 to 3.12

• Quiz 4 (Memory and Bios)
• System Components
  • Expansion cards
  • Audio and Video
  • Cooling
  • BIOS
• Lab 4* (Study the BIOS of the computer and the multiple uses.)

• Module 4 – Peripheral Devices
  • Sections 4.1 to 4.7

*No classes, college closed

• Quiz 5 (Peripherals)
• Configuration of Computer Peripherals
• Storage overview
• Lab 5 (Troubleshooting System Startup Simulator)

• Module 5 – Storage
  • Sections 5.1 to 5.5

• Quiz 6 (Storage)
• Storage Management
• Lab 6* (USB vs FireWire.)

• Module 5 – Storage
  • Sections 5.6 to 5.10

• System Components Review
• Mid-Term Exam (Modules 1 to 5)

• Module 6 – Networking
  • Sections 6.1 to 6.4

• Quiz 7 (Networking: Hardware and Media)
• Networking fundamentals
• Lab 7* (Installation of OS Windows 7 in real PC)

• Module 6 – Networking
  • Sections 6.5 to 6.9

• Quiz 8 (Networking: Ethernet and IP V4 )
• SOHO and HOMEGROUP
• Lab 8 (Create a Home Office Network in the Simulator)

• Module 6 – Networking
  • Sections 6.11 to 6.12
• Module 7 – Printing
  • Sections 7.1 to 7.3

• Quiz 9 (Networking: Wireless )
• Printers
• Lab 9 (Configure Widows OS in the Simulator)

• Module 8 – Mobile Devices (Notebooks)
  • Sections 8.1 to 8.5

• Quiz 10 (Printing)
• Mobile devices
• Lab 10 (Troubleshoot a Mobile Device in Simulator)

• Module 8 – Mobile Devices II
  • Sections 8.6 to 8.8

• Quiz 11 (Mobile Devices)
• System Management
• Lab 11* (Install a WorkGroup a Domain Network environment using a professional switch and a router)

• Module 9 – System Management
  • Sections 9.1, 9.4 to 9.7, and 9.15

• Quiz 12 (System Management)
• System implementation
• Security best practices
• Social Engineering
• Lab 12 (Intercultural Knowledge Lab)

• Module 10 – System Implementation
  • Sections 10.1 to 10.5

• Quiz 13 (System Implementation)
• File System
• Firewalls
• VPNs
• Lab 13 (Configure Linux LabSim  and Setup a FireWall and a VPN in the Simulator)

• Module 11 – File System
  • Sections 11.1 to 11.5