(IT 224) Computer Hardware and Systems Software
Introduction to computer operating systems, graphical and command-line user interfaces, hardware and software installation, utility programs, software integration, and diagnostic techniques.
Credit Hours | 3.0 Lecture |
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Prerequisites | None |
Offered | Fall, Winter, Spring |
Programs | - |
Course Outcomes
- Select the appropriate computer components to build, repair, or upgrade personal computers
- Explain how to correctly use tools and safely work in a lab
- Install components to build, repair, or upgrade personal computers
- Explain how to perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting on personal computers
- Install Windows operation systems
- Perform management and maintenance of Windows operating systems
- Configure computers to communicate on a network
- Configure devices to connect to the Internet and Cloud services
- Explain how to use, configure, and manage laptops and mobile devices
- Explain how to configure, secure and troubleshoot mobile, OS X, and Linux operating systems
- Install and share a printer to meet requirements
- Implement basic host, data, and network security
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of the IT professional
- Troubleshoot advanced hardware and software problems