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Quiz: Thursday, Feb 12th. 2004 (covers keyboard, mouse, and display)
- Review all worksheets related to these topics
- Know terminology related to these topics
Binder check: Monday, Feb 16th, 2004

Content Of Course

Week One

What A+ certification is, what is required to get certified, and who adminsters the exam
Difference between a AT and PS2 keyboard
Terminology:
- AT Keyboard - Keyboard with a AT connector
- Cable - wire(s) used to connect two devices
- Connector - plug at the end of any cable
- ESD - Electrostatic discharge
- FRU - Field replaceable unit
- Peripheral - Anything outside of the chassis
- Port - Connection on the computer for connecting to a cable
- Propriety - Owned by a company
- PS2 Keyboard - Keyboard with a PS2 connector
- Wrist strap - Strap with alligator clip used to keep the wearer grounded
- Thermal Compound - Used for increasing termal conductivity from CPU to heat sink

Week Two

Week Three

Display Properties
Understand the concept and importance of certification
Be able to identify the following ports on the back of a computer:
- Video, keyboard, mouse, parallel port, serial ports, joystick, soundcard minijacks, USB, and network
Be able to identify the bus on the motherboard.
Removing expansion cards
- How to open the case
- The use of a screw container and electrostatic bags
- How to remove a card from an expansion slot
- How to add a card to an exapsion slot
Terminology
- RJ45 connector - Ethernet connector
- USB
- Firewire
- Minijack connector - Conncects to the sound card

Week Four

Terminology