Week In-classroom Lab Topics (Tuesdays) Homework Online Sections (Due on Mondays, midnight)
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Tue, 1/28
  • 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, 2/4
  • 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, 2/11
  • 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, 2/18
  • 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, 2/25
  • 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, 3/3
  • 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, 3/10
  • Quiz 6 (Storage)
  • Storage Management
  • RAID
  • Lab 6* (Installation of OS Windows 7 in real PC)
  • Module 5 – Storage (Due Monday 3/23)
    • 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, 3/17		 CUNY Recess (March 12 to March 18) on preparation to go via distance learning. No Class.

***Test the online platform for teaching (Blackboard Collaborate) at class time. Instructions will be emailed.***
9
Tue, 3/24
  • Quiz 7 (File System and Storage Management)
  • Files System
  • Storage Management
  • Lab 7 (Troubleshooting System Startup Simulator)
  • Module 6 – Networking (Due Monday 4/13)
    • 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, 3/31
**Tue, 4/7
***Tue, 4/14		  

*No class-Tuesday 3/31, CUNY Recalibration Period for Educational Equity
**No class-Tuesday 4/7, following Wednesday schedule
***We have a class on Tuesday 4/14. The original Spring Recess has been shortened to 4/8/2020 to 4/10/2020

  • Mid-Term Exam (Modules 1 to 5)

 
  • Module 6 – Networking (Due Monday 4/20)
    • 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, 4/21
  • Quiz 8 (Networking: Hardware and Media)
  • Networking fundamentals
  • Troubleshooting Revisited
  • SOHO and HOMEGROUP
  • Lab 8 (Create a Home Office Network in the Simulator)

 
  • Module 7 – Wireless Networking (Due Monday 4/27)

    • 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, 4/28
  • Quiz 9 (Networking: Wireless  )
  • Printers
  • Lab 9 (Configure Windows OS in the Simulator)
  • Module 12 – System Management (Due Monday 5/4)
    • 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, 5/5
  • Quiz 10 (System Management )
  • Mobile devices
  • Lab 10 (Troubleshoot a Mobile Device in Simulator)
  • Module 9 – Mobile Devices (Due Monday 5/11)
    • 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, 5/12
  • Quiz 11 (Mobile Devices)
  • System Management
  • Certification Practice Exam
  • Module 10 – System Implementation (Due Monday 5/18)
    • 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,  5/19		 FINAL EXAM [Certification Exam: PC Pro]