IT Essentials
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What is the Course About?IT Essentials: PC hardware & software
Course covers – Hardware and Operating Systems course, customer
skills
Level – Intermediate
Duration – 24 weeks part time (approx)
This course is designed to equip students with underpinning
knowledge and skills required to maintain computer equipment and
deal with customers.
Students should be able to use a computer and recognise some of the
principal parts. (IC3 is a useful introductory level)
At the end of the course students should be able to
Understand and apply health and safety controls
Identify and install computer components
Diagnose faults with computer hardware and operating systems
Recognise and configure securit…
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IT Essentials: PC hardware & software
Course covers – Hardware and Operating Systems course, customer
skills
Level – Intermediate
Duration – 24 weeks part time (approx)
This course is designed to equip students with underpinning
knowledge and skills required to maintain computer equipment and
deal with customers.
Students should be able to use a computer and recognise some of the
principal parts. (IC3 is a useful introductory level)
At the end of the course students should be able to
Understand and apply health and safety controls
Identify and install computer components
Diagnose faults with computer hardware and operating systems
Recognise and configure security settings
Build, troubleshoot and use simple networks
Deal with customers in an appropriate manner
A completion certificate is issued to students who satisfactorily
complete the course and class based assessments.
This course uses the current version IT Essentials programme
supported by Cisco, which follows the current CompTIA A+
qualification syllabus. CompTIA A+ exams can be taken at the
College’s on-line examination centre (test fees are not included in
the course fee).
Cisco Part 1 Semester 1 and Semester 2 - also covers first half of
CCNA course
This course follows the Cisco Certified Network Associate
'Discovery' syllabus offering a hands-on approach to learning
rather than detailed theory. The course consists of two 17/18-week
semesters, 'Networking for home and small business' and 'Working at
a small to medium business or ISP'.
At the end of the course students should be able to
•Plan and install a small network and connect it to the
Internet
•Troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity
•Configure networks and shared networked resources
•Describe wireless technology
•Describe basic security issues
•Plan network updates
•Configure routers including routing protocols
•Describe network protocols
In addition to the lectures and laboratory work carried out at
College, teaching materials are available to students over the
Internet.
Students are given a certificate upon successful completion of each
semester and will be in a good position to take the Cisco CCENT
(640-822) exam. The exam can be taken at the College on-line
examination centre.
What Subjects will I study?
The following subject areas are covered in the CompTIA A+
certification - IT Essentials
• Hardware
• Troubleshooting, Repair and Maintenance
• Operating Systems and Software
• Networking
• Security
• Operational Procedure
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