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APR
Training Course Catalog
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide a background of using microcomputers
as a business tool. It deals with the
fundamentals of microcomputers with emphasis on hardware components and
configurations, security, and networking.
In this course, we will take an in depth look at some advanced computer
maintenance concepts and techniques. We
will examine theoretical concepts that make the world of technology unique.
Also, this course will adopt a practical hands-on approach when examining PC
development techniques. Along with
examining different troubleshooting strategies, this course will explore the
advancement of technological development, as well as, timeless problem solving strategies.
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TEXTBOOK: A+ Guide to Hardware: Managing,
Maintaining, and Troubleshooting, Third Edition
ISBN: 0-619-21300-0
A+
Guide to Software
Course Description:
The goal
of this course is to provide a thorough, step-by-step process for learning the
fundamentals of supporting and troubleshooting computer operating systems. This course covers a wide range of material
about operating systems, from using the different Windows operating systems to
demonstrating how the boot process works, as well as installing, supporting,
and troubleshooting the different Windows operating systems. The course begins with a general overview of
how software and hardware actually relate to each other on a computer. Other topics include supporting hard drives
from a software point of view, supporting and troubleshooting Windows on
networks and the Internet, and an introduction to the Linux and Mac OS
operating systems. The final topic addresses issues related to notebook
computers. The course takes a hands-on
approach to learning the steps to installing, troubleshooting and supporting
the most common operating systems in use on the personal computer. In addition to explaining concepts, the
course uses a multitude of real world examples of problems and issues related
to operating systems, making it a practical preparation for the real world.
TEXTBOOK: A+ Guide to Software Managing, Maintaining, and
Troubleshooting, Second Edition, Jean Andrews, Course Technology, 2003.
ISBN: 0-619-18627-5
Network+
Guide to Networks
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills necessary to
work in a server-based enterprise environment and to design, implement, and
support a network operating system in a multidomain enterprise
environment. This course teaches
strategies and tactics for implementing, administering, and troubleshooting
information systems that incorporate Windows 2000 or Novell Netware in an
enterprise-computing environment. An enterprise computing environment is
typically a heterogeneous WAN. It might include multiple servers and multiple
domains, and it might run sophisticated server applications. This course also provides information that
is necessary to pass the Network+ test of CompTIA. The course is intended
for those who support or administer a network and are trying to pass a network
certification test. This course uses a
combination of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and assignments.
TEXTBOOK: Network+ Guide to Networks, Third Edition,
Tamara Dean, Course Technology, 2004.
ISBN: 0-619-21313-2
Network+
Security
Course Description:
This course is designed for
Security+ which is a vendor-neutral, security certification program that
enables individuals to acquire the initial skills needed for an Information
Security Professional and to gain Security+ certification. Security+ is geared towards individuals that
are new to Information Security and are looking to gain the fundamental skills
to have a wide breadth of Security knowledge.
Security+ certification is targeted at professionals with at least two
years of networking experience and that possess a thorough knowledge of TCP/IP.
TEXTBOOK: Security+ Guide to Network Security, Cisco
Learning Institute, Paul Campbell, Ben Calvert, and Steven Boswell, Course
Technology, 2003.
ISBN: 0-619-21294-2
MCSE Certification
Windows 2000 Professional
Course Description:
This course will introduce you to Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on lab exercises. You
will perform an installation of Windows 2000 Professional, and you will create
a master disk image for rapid deployment of Windows 2000 Professional and use a
master disk image to install Windows 2000 Professional. You will learn about
and use the various tools for administering and configuring Windows 2000
including the Microsoft Management Console, Task Scheduler, Control Panel, and
the Registry Editor. You will learn how to install and administer TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), and you will learn how to
install and remove some of the other available network protocols including
NWLink, NetBEUI (NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface), and DLC (Data Link Control).
You will learn about binding, how to bind and unbind protocols, and how and why
you change the binding order of protocols. You will learn how to administer
local user accounts, local group accounts, local security policy, and local
group policies. You will learn how to install, share, and administer print
devices. You will learn how to secure resources with NTFS permissions, how to
share folders, and how to administer and combine NTFS permissions with Shared
Folder permissions. You will learn how to manage data storage, including using
compression, disk-quotas, and EFS (Encrypting File System), and how to
defragment your hard disks. You will learn how to back up and restore data, how
to monitor access to network resources and to the local computer, and how to
configure remote access. You will also learn about the Windows 2000 boot
process, how to deploy windows, how to configure Windows 2000 for mobile
computers, and how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot hardware devices and
drivers.
TEXTBOOK: Microsoft
Windows 2000 Professional, Academic Learning Series with Lab Manual and free
evaluation copy of Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Press, 2000.
ISBN: 0-7356-1458-X
