Schedule

Week	In-classroom Lab Topics (Tuesdays)	Homework Online Sections (Due on Mondays, midnight)
1 Mon, 6/3	Blackboard Site LabSim (Account Setting) CompTIA A+ Knowledge and Skills Hardware Basics How the PC Works System Components Operating Systems	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
2 Tue, 6/4	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
3 Wed, 6/5	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
4 Thu, 6/6	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
5 Mon, 6/10	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
6 Tue, 6/11	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
7 Wed, 6/12	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
8 Thu, 6/13	Quiz 7 (Networking: Hardware and Media) Networking fundamentals Troubleshooting Revisited	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
9 Mon, 6/17	Mid-Term Exam (Modules 1 to 5)	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
10 Tue, 6/18	Quiz 8 (Networking: Ethernet and IP V4 ) SOHO and HOMEGROUP Lab 7 (Troubleshooting System Startup Simulator)	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
11 Wed, 6/19	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
12 Thu, 6/20	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
13 Mon, 6/24	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
14 Tue, 6/25	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
15 Wed,  6/26	FINAL EXAM [Certification Exam: PC Pro]