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Computer Hardware Fundamentals –
it280
(3 credits)
This course is an introduction to computer support fundamentals of personal computer (PC) hardware architecture, components, networking, configuration, upgrading, and repair.
This undergraduate-level course is 9
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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The Future of Personal Computers
- Develop procedures for computer hardware maintenance.
- Explain the effects of advancing technology on personal computers.
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Mass Storage Devices
- Recognize best practices of mass storage device maintenance.
- Outline steps for mass storage device installation.
- Identify types of mass storage devices.
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Multimedia Devices
- Recognize best practices of multimedia device maintenance.
- Outline steps for multimedia device installation.
- Identify types of multimedia devices.
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Input/Output Devices
- Recognize best practices of input/output device maintenance.
- Outline steps for input/output device installation.
- Identify types of input/output devices.
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Hard Drives
- Recognize best practices of hard drive maintenance.
- Outline steps for hard drive installation.
- Identify types of hard drives and their features.
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Processors, Chipsets, and Memory Systems
- Recognize best practices of processor, chipset and memory system maintenance.
- Outline steps for processor and memory system installation.
- Identify types of processors, chipsets, and memory systems.
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Power Supplies
- Recognize best practices of power supply maintenance.
- Outline steps for choosing and installing a power supply.
- Identify types of power supplies.
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Motherboards and Form Factors
- Recognize best practices of motherboard maintenance.
- Outline steps for choosing and installing a motherboard.
- Identify types of motherboards and form factors.
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Introducing Fundamentals of Personal Computer Hardware and Maintenance
- Identify computer-related safety and environmental issues.
- Recognize best practices of computer hardware maintenance.
- Identify components of a personal computer.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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