• Online, Instructor-Led
  • Classroom
Course Description

If you are getting ready for a career as an entry-level information technology (IT) professional or personal computer (PC) service technician, this CompTIA A+ Certification course is the first step in your preparation. The security course will build upon your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer software and hardware to present fundamental skills and concepts that you will use on the job once certified. In this CompTIA course, you will acquire the essential skills and information you will need to install, upgrade, repair, configure, troubleshoot, optimize, and perform preventative maintenance of basic personal computer hardware and operating systems. A+ Certification Prep is the first course in the Certificate in Computer & Network Technology program.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Install the Windows operating system
• Upgrade PCs
• Repair PCs
• Configure hardware and operating system software
• Troubleshoot hardware and operating system software
• Optimize hardware and operating system software
• Perform preventative maintenance of PC hardware and operating systems

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Work Roles