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CIS 107a: Introduction to Hardware Concepts
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Assignments
Chapter 1: Hardware Needs Software to Work
Chapter 2: PC Repair Fundamentals
Chapter 3: Form Factors and Power Supplies
Chapter 4: Processors and Chipsets
Study Guide for First Test
Chapter 5: The Motherboard
Chapter 6: Upgrading Memory
Chapter 7: Hard Drives
Chapter 8: Installing and Supporting I/O Devices
Study Guide for Second Test
Chapter 9: Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage
Chapter 10: PCs on a Network
Chapter 11: Notebooks, Tablet PCs, and PDAs
Chapter 12: Supporting Printers and Scanners
Study Guide for Third Test (Note: final exam will
be cumulative.)
Appendix C: Supporting SCSI and Legacy Devices
Bill
Sherman's Study Guide for the A+ Certification Test (Word doc file)
Tech
Web Encyclopedia
One
Look - a great site for looking up any word
What
Is...? - great for looking up technical terms
Marshall
Brain's How Stuff Works - great articles on technology
Crucial
- use their memory diagnostic to figure out upgrades
Techbargains
- looking for discounts? They track who has what on sale.
Steve Vincent
skvincent@gmail.com
Copyright © 2004, 2006, 2007 Steve Vincent
URL:
http://stevevincent.info/index.html
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: notes.
: assignments, outlines
: review/study
guides.
: handouts.
: WWW references
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