NIIT's A+ Certification Self Study Kit packs over 38 hours of highly interactive self paced instruction that help you prepare for A+ Certification. The skills and
knowledge required for A+ Certification are delivered to you in the following courses:
- A+ Core Service Technician Examination
- A+ DOS/Windows Service Technician Examination
The courses in this curriculum use a learning approach that is refreshingly different from traditional learning. The courses make learning relevant by
presenting real-life problems. An experienced service technician then demonstrates how to solve these problems. During the demo, the service technician will help you to acquire the concepts and skills that are necessary
for performing tasks in a real-life environment. At the end of a demo, you will get the opportunity to practice the concepts and skills that you have learned.
Practice sessions consist of hints that guide you towards the correct solution to a problem. Practice sessions also contain sample solutions. All practice
sessions contain diagnostic and/or prescriptive feedback that reinforces learning and enables remedial learning.
Each course comes with WorkOut, NIIT's exclusive integrated test preparation
software that simulates the A+ Certification exam. WorkOut helps you determine your preparedness for the certification exam. Advanced learners can attempt WorkOut as a pre-test to check their understanding of the
concepts and skills covered in this course. Based on the pre-test, learners can choose topics for additional study. This increases the efficiency of learner
time spent on learning material. It also serves as a learning tool by giving you feedback to help you focus your training efforts.
Each course also consists of job aids such as quick reference guides and a
glossary of terms. Quick reference guides are used to detail new features, comparisons, additional facts / data / information. The glossary provides
definitions of terms used in the learning material. Each glossary item has related terms available as hyperlinks to provide for easy navigation while you reference.
Duration 38 hours
Audience This curriculum is intended for entry-level service technicians who install, configure, and troubleshoot PC operating systems. It is also meant for
persons preparing for the A+ Cetification.
Benefits
After completing the titles in this course you will be able to:
- Install and configure devices such as keyboards, mice, monitors, modems, expansion card and printers
- Diagnose and troubleshoot common problems associated with devices such as keyboards, mouse, monitors, modems, expansion cards and printers
- Carry out the appropriate preventive maintenance procedures for different PC components
- Take precautions while working with electronic equipment
- Install and configure storage devices such as hard disks, floppy drives, CD-ROMs and other drives
- Diagnose and troubleshoot common problems associated with storage devices
- Add and replace the memory, CPU and motherboard
- Diagnose and troubleshoot common problems associated with the memory, CPU and motherboard
- Replace and troubleshoot the power supply unit
- Identify best practices for interacting with customers
- Install and configure DOS, Windows 3.x and Windows 95
- Install applications in DOS, Windows 3.x and Windows 95
- Troubleshoot boot-time and runtime errors
- Optimize hard disk performance and memory
- Take virus prevention measures
- Set up networks in Windows 3.x and Windows 95
- Troubleshoot network related problems
- Set up an Internet browser
- Install and configure printers
Pre-requisites To benefit completely from this curriculum, the learner should have at least six months on-the-job experience in supporting operating
systems such as DOS, Windows 3.x and Windows 95.
