Learn how to maintain a computer—inside and out. Learn how to manage internal and external components, such as processors, motherboards, monitors, and printers.
Computer Components and Peripherals for IT Technicians
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Expand PC capabilities with peripherals
- What you should know
- Exploring inside the console
- Understanding peripherals
- Working with connectors and connections
- Opening the case
- Understanding power and cooling
- Exploring the motherboard
- Accessing internal storage
- Closing the case
- Understanding the processor
- Examining memory
- Adding expansion cards
- Working with internal storage
- Adding removable and external storage
- Preparing mass storage
- Understanding the graphics system
- Adjusting the monitor
- Configuring graphics
- Adding a second monitor
- Connecting a keyboard
- Adding pointing devices
- Working with touchscreen input
- Accessing the audio
- Exploring printer types
- Connecting and configuring the printer
- Exploring the network
- Making the network connection
- Setting up the gateway
- Accessing network resources
- Sharing network resources
- Understanding Bluetooth
- Activating and deactivating Bluetooth
- Next steps
Taught by
Dan Gookin
