The A+
qualification is the internationally
recognised standard for any PC technician.
The curriculum was devised and is maintained
by CompTIA - who are the central body who
developed the course and the Micro 2000 A+
Course is CompTIA certified – which means
that it not only meets all the content
requirements, but also is of a standard that
they have endorsed.
Although our A+ course is a ‘distance
learning’ course
it has been written so that you are guided
through the entire curriculum in a very
structured and easy to follow way, almost as
though there is someone
there with you throughout the course.
It is NOT just a reference manual full of
information that you are expected to
‘memorise’ - is it written as through
someone is explaining the subject directly
to you – and after each chapter, with the
use of ‘self-testing’, you know what you
know and what you don’t know! In this way
you are your own ‘judge’ and can always
ensure that you do not go on to the next
section until you are completely confident
of the last one.
It also has an extensive glossary so that
all the terms and acronyms are explained –
making sure that you are always able to find
out what something actually 'means’ instead
of having to guess!
From the enthusiast feedback we get from our
customers it is clear that the course is
very easy to follow and does not require
vast amounts of time or prior knowledge to
do –
The
course is suitable for people of all levels,
whether you are just starting out,
whether you already have some knowledge,
or whether you have been in the industry for
years, and just need to brush
up for the exams
The A+
certification exams are taken at locally
(there are centres all over the world) and
consist of 2 exams;
- one
on Hardware
- and
one on Operating Systems
The Micro
2000 course materials consist of the
following:
4
MANUALS
Volume 1 Computer Basics –
A good foundation is as necessary for an
education as
it is for a skyscraper! This volume provides
the foundation of a basic understanding of
computers, which will allow the reader to
tackle with confidence the rest of the
course.
In
this volume you will find;
An overview of the parts of a computer
An overview of operating systems
A tour of the PC case and the motherboard
Memory, hard drives and floppy drives
explained
Monitors, printers and other peripherals
An introduction to networks and the Internet
Basic troubleshooting procedures
A glossary defining all computer terms used
in the book
And much more!
Volume 2 PC Hardware
This volume has the information that every
PC technician needs to know about PC
hardware;
In
this volume you will find in-depth
information on;
Motherboards: CPUs, form factors, bus types
System resources: IRQs, DMAs, I/O Ports
Memory: RAM, ROM, SIMMs, DIMMS, cache
Ports: serial, parallel, USB, AGP, MIDI
Monitors (CRT and LCD), mice, keyboards
Printers: laser, dot matrix, ink jet,
thermal
Data storage: IDE, SCSI, floppy, JAZ, ZIP
Modems, multi media, power supplies
Networks: LANs, WANs, and the Internet
And much more!
Volume
3 - OPERATING SYSTEMS
By the end of this book the reader will have
a thorough understanding of the most
prevalent operating systems;
The
material in this voluem includes:
Overview of operating systems
DOS, command line, file naming, common
commands
Disk, file and memory management in DOS
Windows 9x, navigation, the GUI, the desktop
Windows Registry, Control Panel, Explorer
Boot-up and shut down, multitasking
Windows networking, the Internet, security
Installing and configuring Windows 9x, NT,
2000
Adding hardware and software,
troubleshooting
NT Workstation, HAL, NT disk and file
structure
Windows 2000, dynamic volumes, search
function
Quick look at Linux, BSD, Unix, Windows ME
And much more!
Volume
4 – STUDY GUIDE
This last volume of the four-volume set of
the A+ course contains the elements needed
to turn the set into a reference tool that
should remain valuable long after the A+
certificate is hanging on the wall.
In
this volume you will find;
A complete index of the first three volumes
A complete glossary of all technical terms
used in the course
All chapter review questions from the first
three volumes
Answers to all of the chapter review
questions
CD
Rom – An interactive learning CD with;
instructional video clips,
practice exams taken from the A+
certification tests
and simulations of real-world installation
and maintenance tasks. |
