Week In-classroom Lab Topics (Tuesdays) Homework Online Sections (Due on Mondays, midnight)
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Tue, 1/29
  • Module 1 – Computing Overview
    • Section 1.1: Course Introduction
    • Section 1.2: Hardware Basics
    • Section 1.3: Windows Basics
    • Section 1.4: Linux Basics
    • Section 1.5: macOS Basics
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Tue, 2/5
  • Quiz 1 (Hardware Basics)
  • Professionalism
  • Ethics
  • Respect to Diversity
  • Intercultural Knowledge
  • Lab 1 (Intercultural Knowledge Lab)
  • Module 2 – PC Technician Responsibilities
    • Section 2.1: Protection and Safety
    • Section 2.4: PC Tools
    • Section 2.5: PC Maintenance
  • Module 3 – System Components
    • Section 3.1: Cases and Form Factors
      Section
    • 3.2: Power Supplies
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Tue, 2/12*		 No Classes College Closed
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Tue, 2/19
  • Quiz 2 (PC Maintenance and Safety)
  • System Components
    • Motherboards
    • Processors
    • Memory
  • Troubleshooting
  • Lab 2 (Setup a new computer in the simulator)
  • Module 3 – System Components
    • Section 3.3: Motherboards and Buses
    • Section 3.4: Motherboard Troubleshooting
    • Section 3.5: Processors
    • Section 3.6: Processor Troubleshooting
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Tue, 2/26  
  • Quiz 3 (Motherboard and Processor)
  • System Components
    • Expansion cards
    • Audio and Video
    • Cooling
    • BIOS
  • Lab 3* (Build a Personal Computer from parts Supplied by the Lab)
  • Module 3 – System Components
    • Section 3.7: Memory
    • Section 3.8: Memory Installation
    • Section 3.9: Memory Troubleshooting
    • Section 3.10: BIOS/UEFI
      Section
    • 3.11: Expansion Cards
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Tue, 3/5
  • Quiz 4 (Memory and Bios)
  • USB and IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
  • Video
  • Troubleshooting Revisited
  • Lab 4 (Troubleshooting Computer Malfunctioning Simulator)
  • Module 4 – Peripheral Devices
    • Section 4.1: Peripheral Devices
    • Section 4.2: USB
    • Section 4.3: Display Devices
    • Section 4.4: Video Troubleshooting
    • Section 4.5: Device Driver Management
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Tue, 3/12
  • Quiz 5 (Peripherals)
  • Configuration of Computer Peripherals
  • Storage overview
  • Lab 5* (Study the BIOS of the computer and the multiple uses.)
  • Module 5 – Storage
    • Section 5.1: Storage Devices
    • Section 5.2: SATA
    • Section 5.3: Optical Media
    • Section 5.4: RAID
    • Section 5.5: File Systems
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Tue, 3/19
  • Quiz 6 (Storage)
  • Storage Management
  • RAID
  • Lab 6* (Installation of OS Windows 7 in real PC)
  • Module 5 – Storage
    • Section 5.6: File System Creation
    • Section 5.7: Storage Management
    • Section 5.8: Storage Spaces
    • Section 5.9: Disk Optimization
    • Section 5.10: Storage Troubleshooting
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Tue, 3/26
  • Mid-Term Exam (Modules 1 to 5)
  • Module 6 – Networking
    • Section 6.1: Networking Overview
    • Section 6.2: Network Hardware
    • Section 6.3: Networking Media
    • Section 6.4: Ethernet
    • Section 6.5: IP Networking
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Tue, 4/2
  • Quiz 7 (Networking: Hardware and Media)
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Troubleshooting Revisited
  • Lab 7 (Troubleshooting System Startup Simulator)
  • Module 6 – Networking
    • Section 6.6: IP Configuration
    • Section 6.7: IP Version 6
    • Section 6.8: Internet Connectivity
    • Section 6.9: Network Utilities
    • Section 6.10: Network Troubleshooting
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Tue, 4/9
  • Quiz 8 (Networking: Ethernet and IP V4 )
  • SOHO and HOMEGROUP
  • Lab 8* (USB vs FireWire.)
  • Module 7 – Wireless Networking

    • Section 7.1: 802.11 Wireless
    • Section 7.2: Infrared, Bluetooth, and NFC
    • Section 7.3: SOHO Configuration
    • Section 7.4: Internet of Things
    • Section 7.5: Wireless Network Troubleshooting
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Tue, 4/16
  • Quiz 9 (Networking: Wireless )
  • Printers
  • Lab 9 (Create a Home Office Network in the Simulator)
  • Module 12 – System Management
    • Section 12.1: Windows System Tools
    • Section 12.2: Preferences and Settings
    • Section 12.3: Performance Monitoring
    • Section 12.4: Active Directory
    • Section 12.5: Users and Groups
    • Section 12.6: Remote Services
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Tue, 4/23*		 No classes, Spring break! Enjoy!
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Tue, 4/30
  • Quiz 10 (Printing)
  • Mobile devices
  • Lab 10 (Configure Windows OS in the Simulator)
  • Module 9 – Mobile Devices 
    • Section 9.1: Laptops
    • Section 9.2: Laptop Components
    • Section 9.3: Laptop Power Management
    • Section 9.5: Mobile Devices
    • Section 9.6: Mobile Device Networking
    • Section 9.7: Mobile Device Security
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Tue, 5/7
  • Quiz 11 (Mobile Devices)
  • System Management
  • Lab 11* (Install a WorkGroup a Domain Network environment using a professional switch and a router)
  • Module 10 – System Implementation
    • Section 10.1: Component Selection
    • Section 10.2: Windows Pre-Installation
    • Section 10.3: Windows Installation
    • Section 10.4: Post-Installation
    • Section 10.5: Virtualization
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Tue, 5/14
  •  Quiz 12 (System Implementation)
  • Managing Files
  • Permissions
  • Sharing Folders
  • Lab 12 (Troubleshoot a Mobile Device in Simulator)
  • Certification Practice Exam
  • Module 11 – File Management
    • Section 11.1: Windows File Locations
      Section 11.2: Manage Files on Windows
      Section 11.3: NTFS Permissions
      Section 11.4: Shared Folders
      Section 11.5: Linux File Management
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Tue,  5/21		 FINAL EXAM [Certification Exam: PC Pro]