Study at home learning to work in PC Repair and Upgrading.
If you want a career in PC Repair and Upgrading, our tutor supported open distance learning PC Repair and Upgrading course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning PC Repair and Upgrading course provides training in the core skills needed to embark on a rewarding career in PC Repair and Upgrading. The DCA supported self-study PC Repair and Upgrading course is specially designed, allowing you to learn the skills of PC Repair and Upgrading through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the DCA Home Learning PC Repair and Upgrading course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout the course, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away. What's more, because the distance learning PC Repair and Upgrading course is so comprehensive, no prior knowledge or skills are required. The DCA PC Repair and Upgrading course provides an entry level diploma as proof our your competence and skills.
If you'd like to earn more money and enjoy working in PC Repair and Upgrading, the DCA home study course is the ideal distance learning training course for you.
Module One
Understanding The Personal Computer
Computer systems
How to hook up the PC
What is in the tower?
What is a CPU?
Computer memory
Input, output and storage devices
Operating systems
The internet and on-line services
Troubleshooting PC problems
Module Two
Hard Drives, Customisation and Troubleshooting Fundamentals:
Installing a hard drive
Utility software and data recovery
Troubleshooting perspectives and guidelines
How to isolate problems and devise a course of action
Viruses; peripheral devices
Creating a boot or rescue disk
Backup of original software and data on the hard disk
Peripheral devices and software for enhancement
Installing add-on devices
Resolving resource conflicts
Installing a new device on a computer
Module Three
Support Tasks: Understanding and Managing the PC
Types of memory
How memory is used by DOS and Windows
Memory troubleshooting guidelines
Upgrading and installing memory
Electricity and power supplies
Surge protection and battery backup
Windows installation, configuration and applications
Plug-and-play hardware installations
Module Four
Workstations, Multimedia Technology and Building a PC:
The Windows NT environment and architecture
Installing and customising Windows NT
The Windows NT registry and diagnostic tools
Multimedia PC requirements
Devices that support multimedia
Printers
Brand-name PC versus the clone
Building a personal computer step-by-step
Module Five
Computer Communications, Maintenance Plans, the PC Technician:
Communicating over phone lines
Installing and configuring a modem
Beyond modems
Networking fundamentals and the internet
How the internet works
Network services and troubleshooting
Viruses, disaster recovery and preventative maintenance
Backups and fault tolerance
The professional PC technician
Record keeping and information tools
Protecting software copyrights |
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