Chapter 1 - Expansion Cards
Expansion Cards
Buses
PCI Bus Slots
Live Demo: PCI Bus Slots
Handling Expansion Cards
System Interaction
Interrupts
IRQs
Assigning IRQs
I/O Addresses
DMA Channels
Base Memory Addresses
Demo: Device Manager and Resources
Drivers
PC Sound
Demo: Sound/ Control Panel
Sound Card Components
A Sound Card
Sound Card Connectors
Live Demo: A Sound Card
Speakers
Modems
Riser Cards
Softmodems
System Resources
Modem Connections
Internal Modem Symptoms
AT Commands
HyperTerminal
Speed Standards
Type II PC Card
PC Card Bus Types
Card and Socket Services Specifications
Live Demo: Mini PCI Card
Legacy Devices
Controllers and Interfaces
PC Drive Interfaces
ATA Motherboard Connectors
Standard IDE Cable
80-pin ATA Cable
Live Demo: SATA Data Cable
Drive Identification
Primary and Secondary
SCSI
SCSI Device IDs
Termination
SCSI ID and Termination
Differential SCSI
Other Interfaces
Video Adapters
Creating an Image
Maximum Colors
Video Standards
SuperVGA
15-pin VGA/SVGA Connector
VGA/SVGA Socket
DVI Connector Types
DVI-I Connector
Video Drivers
Video Adapter Slot Types
An AGP Video Card
PCIe Video Card
Video Card Symptoms
Live Demo: RJ-11 Connectors
Sound Card Symptoms
Chapter 1 Review
Data Storage
Hard Drive Components
Live Demo: Hard Drive Components
Head Crash
Hard Drive Installation
ATA Drive Identification
SCSI Drive Identification
Chassis Installation
Data and Power Cable Connections
Hard Drive Geometry
Hard Drive Preparation
Low-Level Formatting
Partitioning
Unpartitioned Disk in Windows
Partition Types
Formatting
Partitioning Utilities
File Systems
FAT File System
NTFS File System
Comparison
Organization of Data
Demo: Directory Trees
File Fragmentation
Hard Drive Maintenance
CD Drive Components
Components of a CD
Recordable CDs
CD Drive Speeds
DVDs
DVD Types
Using CD and DVD Drives
Optical Drive Connections
Optical Drive Installation
Optical Disc and Drive Cleaning
USB Flash Drives
Live Demo: USB Flash Drives
Flash MP3 Player
Floppy Disks
5.25” Floppy Disk
Capacities
Write Protection
Diskette Preparation
Floppy Controller Resources
Floppy Drive Cable
Floppy Controller Connector
Boot Floppies
Backup Methods
Tape Formats
Chapter 2 Review
Printers
Dot-Matrix Printer
Dot-Matrix Printer Issues
Other Impact Printers
An Inkjet Printer
Inkjet Printer Cartridges
Inkjet Cartridge Print Heads
Inkjet Print Quality
Demo: Install an Inkjet Printer
Straight-Through Paper Path
Curved Paper Path
Laser Printer
Laser Printer Components
Laser Printing Process
Demo: Install a Network Printer
Other Printer Types
Main Windows Components
Inkjet Communications Interfaces
Inkjet Problems
Laser Printer Communications Interfaces
Laser Printer Problems
Demo: Printer Configuration Options
Chapter 3 Review
Chapter 4 - Operating Systems
Fundamentals
Operating Systems Fundamentals
Windows
Demo: Microsoft Windows XP
Mac OS X
Demo: Windows 2000 Professional
RedHat Linux
OS Basics
XP Stability Improvements
Application Failure Reduction
Security Features
Demo: Windows Security Center
Software Management
Hardware Support
IT Assistance and Management
IT Troubleshooting and Tools
Mobile User Features
Networking Features
Demo: Network Wizard
Windows XP Professional Features
Windows XP Pro Features (Cont.)
Demo: GP Console / File Security
Windows XP Pro Networking
Demo: Windows XP Professional and Computer
Management
System Tools
MS-DOS Navigation Commands
Demo: Command/cmd
Demo: /a:attributes
Demo: /o:sortorder
Demo: Chdir/cd command
Mkdir/md command
Navigating in Windows Explorer
Demo: Windows Explorer
Creating a Directory in Windows Explorer
Copying in Windows Explorer
Deleting in Windows Explorer
File Types
File Extensions
File Extensions (cont.)
File-Name Limits
Creating a Text File
Demo: File Attributes
Attrib Command
Attrib Switches
Demo: Editing a File in Notepad and DOS
File Permissions
NTFS File Permissions
NTFS Folder Permissions
Chapter 4 Review
