SKILL- Computer Installation & Maintenance

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Jitendra Pramanik

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Course Name : SKILL- Computer Installation & Maintenance

Code(Credit) : CUTM3120(0-3-1)

Course Objectives

  • Familiarization to the principles, materials, and tools required for computer system installation and maintenance
  • Develop an end-to-end technical understanding
  • Complying to the industry specifications, guidelines and safety standards during work

Learning Outcomes

  • Assess customer’s requirement of a computer system with required specification.
  • Identify the principal components of a computer system
  • Able to perform system installation and peripheral configurations.
  • Comply with the safety procedures and standards to be followed
  • Prioritizing activities and organizing resources to meet desired outcome

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Computer System Fundamentals

Characteristics and Limitations of Computer, Main components of computer system, Identify the Input/output devices: Types of input devices – Text input devices, Pointing devices, Audio visual input devices, Input card readers, Input Reading Text / Codes, Input Sensors, Types of output devices, Soft copy output devices -Monitors, LCD, LED monitors, Hard copy output devices -Printer, plotter, Audio output devices, To understand the colour coding for the Ethernet cable to be crimping

 Demonstration - Practice:

  • Identify the Computer Hardware and Software
  • Identify and name the main components of computer
  • Identify and name the various input devices
  • Identify and name the various types of monitors and printers
  • Identify and name the audio output devices.
  • Show them the correct way to clean a computer and its peripherals
  • Show the steps to take while doing computer maintenance
  • Demonstrate the method to run hardware testing and the way of monitoring tools in an in-built operating system
  • Show different tools used in providing safety while operating hardware and other peripherals.

 

Module 2: Installation and Configuration of Operating System

Understanding the basic concept of BIOS & Operating System, Installation of Windows 10 operating system, Installation of Ubuntu Linux operating system, Steps to install software in a computer system

Demonstration - Practice:

  • List the various operating systems
  • List the components of operating system – Device Driver, Kernel, Shell.
  • Identify and list Windows 10 system requirements
  • Demonstrate to configuring correct boot order,
  • Perform clean installation of Windows 10,
  • Perform post installation tasks
  • Configure Windows 10 for language support
  • Turning off automatic installation of device driver
  • Configure static IP address in Windows10
  • Installing printer and scanner,
  • Installing antivirus software and setting up the firewall
  • Identify the features and list of requirements for installation of Ubuntu Linux,
  • To prepare bootable disk and USB
  • Installation process of Ubuntu Linux.

 

Module 3: Computer Assembly and Disassembly

Identify and list various types of hardware tools used for computer assembly, Observe electrical safety, fire safety, Identifying Computer parts and peripherals and its compatibility with motherboard, Computer assembly and disassembly process (Desktop and Laptop), Installation of various types of RAM modules, Installation of HDD in desktop and laptop

Demonstration - Practice:

  • Demonstrate the assembly and disassembly of desktop computer- installation of each part inside computer
  • Connect the external parts and peripherals and check the functionality of computer
  • Demonstrate the computer disassembly as a whole- remove each part inside the computer
  • Demonstrate the Laptop assembly as a whole,
  • Connect the external parts and peripherals and check the functionality of Laptop
  • Demonstrate the Laptop disassembly as a whole
  • Identify and checking the compatibility of RAM chip with the socket on the motherboard
  • Identify the RAM chips DDR1,DDR2, DDR3, DDR4
  • installation of various types of RAM modules
  • Identify the types of HDD along with its external connections
  • Installation of HDD in desktop and laptop

 

Module 4: Internet, WWW and Web Browsers

Concept of Internet, Applications of Internet, connecting to internet. Understanding an ISP, Basics of internet connectivity related troubleshooting, World Wide Web & Web Browsing softwares, Search Engines, Understanding URL, Domain name, IP Address.

Demonstration - Practice:

  • Installing web browsers into computer system
  • Configure Your Computer to Connect to DSL or Cable Internet
  • Connect your PC to Internet using a USB 3G/4G LTE Dongle
  • Setting up a Wi-Fi network
  • Installation of NIC to a computer system

 

Session Plan

Session 1

LECTURE: Characteristics and Limitations of Computer, Main components of computer system

PRACTICE:

  • Identify the Computer Hardware and Software
  • Identify and name the main components of computer

 

WEBLINKS:

Introduction to Computers & Characteristics

Types of Computers and Uses

Session 2

LECTURE: Computer peripheral devices: identify the Input/output devices, its types and application

PRACTICE:

  • Identify and name the various input devices
  • Identify and name the various types of monitors and printers
  • Identify and name the audio output devices.

 

WEBLINKS:

Components of Computer System

Peripheral Devices of a Computer

Session 3

DEMO: Tools to be used for computer maintenance, correct way to clean a computer and its peripherals, the colour coding for the ethernet cable

PRACTICE:

  • Finding types, specification, basic working of tools from different resources
  • Crimping Ethernet cables
  • Cleaning a computer system

 

WEBLINKS:

Make an Ethernet Cable

How To Make RJ45 Network Patch Cables

Physically Clean Your Computer

Session 4

LECTURE: Understanding the basic concept of operating systems, types  and components of operating system.

DEMO:  Basic steps to install Windows 10, configuring correct boot order

PRACTICE:

  • List the various operating systems
  • Identify and list Windows 10 system requirements
  • How to access to BIOS? Changing setting through BIOS: Date & Time, Boot Sequence, Adding/Removing Passwords
  • Configuring correct boot order

 

WEBLINKS:

Understanding Operating Systems

Windows 10 System Requirements

Session 5

DEMO: On preparing bootable disk and USB, Complete installation of Windows 10 OS

PRACTICE: Prepare your own bootable disk and USB

 

WEBLINKS:

Windows 10 Bootable USB Flash Drive

Install Windows 10 on PC or Laptop

Session 6

PRACTICE:

  • Perform clean installation of Windows 10,
  • Perform post installation tasks
  • Configure Windows 10 for language support
  • Turning off automatic installation of device driver

 

WEBLINKS:

Things To Do After Installing Windows 10

Session 7

PRACTICE:

  • Configure static IP address in Windows10
  • Installing printer and scanner,
  • Installing antivirus software and setting up the firewall

 

WEBLINKS:

Assign a static IP Address in Windows 10

Windows 10 Windows security Firewall

Session 8

DEMO: Installation of Ubuntu Linux operating system

PRACTICE:

  • Identify the features and list of requirements for installation of Ubuntu Linux,
  • To prepare bootable disk or USB for Ubuntu installation

Session 9

PRACTICE:

  • Perform clean installation of Ubuntu Linux OS
  • Installing printer and scanner

 

WEBLINKS:

Install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Install a Printer on Windows 10

Session 10

LECTURE: Basic electrical and fire safety for a PC and understanding basic maintenance procedure

DEMO: Identifying Computer parts and peripherals and its compatibility with motherboard

PRACTICE: Identify and list various types of hardware tools used for computer assembly

 

WEBLINKS:

Computer Safety Procedures

Session 11

DEMO: Demonstrate the assembly and disassembly of desktop computer as a whole.

 

WEBLINKS:

Assemble a Computer Step by Step

Disassemble a desktop PC

Session 12

PRACTICE:

  • Assembly and disassembly of desktop computer- installation of each part inside computer.
  • Connect the external parts and peripherals and check the functionality of computer

Session 13

DEMO:  Laptop assembly  and disassembly as a whole

 

WEBLINKS:

Assemble Laptop

Session 14

PRACTICE:

  • Assembly and disassembly of Laptop computer- installation of each part inside it.
  • Connect the external parts and peripherals and check the functionality of computer

Session 15

DEMO:

  • Identify the RAM chips DDR1,DDR2, DDR3, DDR4
  • Identify the types of HDD along with its external connections

PRACTICE:

  • Installation of various types of RAM modules on a PC
  • Installation of HDD in desktop and laptop

 

WEBLINKS:

DDR2 vs DDR3 vs DDR4

Windows 10 - How to check RAM/Memory - System Specs

Session 16

LECTURE: What is Internet, How Internet Works, Modes for accessing internet, Internet Applications.

DEMO: Installing web browsers into computer system

 

WEBLINKS:

How does the INTERNET work?

How to Connect to a Wired Network

Session 17

LECTURE: Introduction to World Wide Web, Search Engines, Understanding URL, Domain name, IP Address.

PRACTICE:

  • Configure Your Computer to Connect to DSL or Cable Internet
  • Connect your PC to Internet using a USB 3G/4G LTE Dongle

 

WEBLINKS:

Configure LAN Internet Connection

HUAWEI dongle how to connect with pc or laptop

Session 18

PRACTICE:

  • Setting up a Wi-Fi network
  • Installation of NIC to a computer system

 

WEBLINKS:

How to Setup your Home Wi-Fi

Wireless Network Basics

Session 19 - 28

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