- Connection types :
- PS/2
- USB
- Firewire
- Serial
- Parallel
- PC Card (PCMCIA)
- PCI Express (ExpressCard)
- Troubleshooting techniques specific to
the following devices:
- Input devices
- USB/Firewire
- Common interfaces used for connecting
input devices include:
- 6-pin mini-DIN (PS/2 connector) for
keyboard and mouse
- USB for keyboard, mouse, and other
devices
- Infrared and wireless connections for
keyboards, mouse, and other devices
- DB-9 (serial) connector for
specialized input devices
- Considerations for selecting the
following input devices:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Touchscreen
- Digitizer
- Game pad
- Scanner
- Barcode reader
- KVM switch
Students will learn how to:
- Connect peripheral devices using the
appropriate cables and connectors.
- Add USB and Firewire support using
adapter cards and motherboard header devices.
- Edit peripheral device settings in the
BIOS.
- Install, update, and roll back device
drivers.
- Enable, disable, and uninstall devices
using Device Manager.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What is the difference in the way that
serial devices transmit data and parallel devices transmit data?
- Why might you have a resource sharing
problem if you install a serial device on both COM 2 and COM 4?
- What type of ports are common parallel
devices such as printers and scanners connected to?
- What types of peripheral devices does
USB support?
- How can you verify that a device is
compatible with the version of Windows on the system?
- What is different about installing a
USB device driver and installing drivers for other device types?
Video/Demo Time
4.1.1 Peripheral Devices 4:11
4.1.3 Input Devices 3:32
Total 7:43
Lab/Activity
Number of Exam Questions
4 questions
Total Time
About 25 minutes
- Interfaces for connecting devices:
- Serial devices
- Parallel devices
- PS/2 devices
- Identifying common connectors:
- Serial Connectors
- Parallel connectors
- PS/2 Connectors
Students will learn how to:
- Select the correct port to use to
install different peripheral devices.
- Install peripheral devices such as
keyboards, serial devices, and parallel devices.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What is the difference between serial
and parallel communications?
- Theoretically, which form of
communication (serial or parallel) provides faster communication?
- Generally speaking, which form of
communication (serial or parallel) will provide communication over longer
distances without amplification?
- What is the relationship between the
serial port and the COM ports? Between the parallel port and LPT ports?
- What is the difference between SPP and
EPP standards?
- What are three ways you can tell the
difference between a keyboard and mouse PS/2 port?
- How do you configure a computer to use
EPP?
Video/Demo Time
4.2.1 Serial, Parallel, and PS/2 9:19
Lab/Activity
Number of Exam Questions
6 questions
Total Time
About 25 minutes
·
USB versions:
o
1.0/1.1
o
2.0
o
3.0
·
Types of USB connectors:
o
A Connector
o
B Connector
o
Mini Connector (4 pin)
o
Mini Connector (5 pin)
o
Micro Connector
·
Methods to connect a USB device to a
computer:
o
Directly to a USB port on a computer.
o
To an external USB hub.
·
Types of USB devices:
o
Self-powered
o
Bus powered
Students will learn how to:
- Identify typical USB connectors and
ports.
- Connect devices such as a printer and
a camera.
- Select and install USB devices based
on customer requirements.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What are the differences between USB
1.1 and 2.0?
- What types of devices are typically
self-powered? Bus–powered?
- What are the power requirements for a
low-powered and high-powered bus powered-device?
- Where do you typically connect the B
end of a USB cable?
Video/Demo Time
4.3.1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 15:56
4.3.2 USB Components
2:00
Total 17:56
Lab/Activity
- Install USB Devices
- Install USB Adapter
7 questions
Total Time
About 40 minutes
- Trademarked names for IEEE 1394-based
products
- Firewire specifics
- IEEE 1394 standards
o
1394
o
1394.A
o
1394.B
o
1394.3
- Details about IEEE 1394
- Common IEEE 1394 cables and connectors
- 6-pin connector
- 4-pin connector
Students will learn how to:
·
Connect peripheral devices to a
Firewire port.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What are the additional functions of a
six-wire IEEE 1394 over a four-wire IEEE 1394 cable?
- What is the maximum cable length of an
IEEE 1394 cable?
- What are common devices that use IEEE
1394?
Video/Demo Time
4.4.1 Firewire 3:31
Lab/Activity
Number of Exam Questions
4 questions
Total Time
About 15 minutes
- Considerations when choosing a CRT
monitor:
- Screen size
- Resolution
- Display type
- Dot pitch
- Refresh rate
- Interlacing
- Additional features
- Characteristics of LCD monitors:
- Display characteristics
- Display types
- Backlight method
- Aspect ratio
- Resolution
- HDTV support
- Screen size
- Dead pixels
- Filters
- Types of LED monitors
- Edge-lit backlights using white LEDs
(EL-WLED)
- RGB LED
- Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED)
- Types of video interfaces:
- D-sub
- DVI-A
- DVI-D
- DVI-I
- DMS-59
- Composite video
- S-video
- HDTV (component)
- HDMI
- DisplayPort
- Cable TV (F-type)
- Settings for the monitor and video
adapter:
- Resolution
- Color depth
- Monitor relationship
- Refresh rate
- Hardware acceleration
- Color management
Students will learn how to:
- Identify digital and analog connectors
by sight.
- Select the appropriate monitor based
on customer requirements and system support.
- Configure display properties in
Windows including dual monitor support.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What feature of a non-interlaced
monitor makes it a better quality than an interlaced monitor?
- Which LCD display type typically has
the fastest response time? What uses make a monitor with a slow response
time a poor choice?
- Which LCD display type has the best
color representation and viewing angle?
- What are two methods used for the
backlight in LCD monitors?
- Which aspect ratio is used by high
definition movies and television?
- What is the difference between 720p,
1080p, and 1080i? Which would you choose for full HDTV support?
- How can you tell the difference
between a DVI-A and a DVI-D cable?
- Which connectors are used for an
analog video signal? Which connectors provide only a digital signal?
- What are the advantages of dual link
cables over single link cables?
- What is the difference between composite
and component video?
- When might you see an F-type connector
on a video card?
Video/Demo Time
4.5.1 CRT Monitors 15:04
4.5.3 LCD Monitors
6:27
4.5.5 LED and Plasma Monitors 14:54
4.5.7 Videos Interfaces
7:24
4.5.13 Configuring
Display Settings 8:46
4.5.16 Optimizing Video
8:01
Total 60:36
Lab/Activity
- Connect Monitors
- Install a VGA Monitor
- Choose and Configure a Monitor
- Install an HDTV Monitor
- Configure Dual Monitors
- Optimize Video Settings
Number of Exam Questions
16 questions
Total Time
About 130 minutes
- Factors related to installing hardware
devices:
- System resources
- Plug and Play (PnP)
- Driver
- Hot swapping/plugging
- Guidelines for installing devices
- Using Device Manager to view installed
devices and their status.
Students will learn how to:
- Install devices using drivers included
with Windows and drivers available on disc.
- Use Device Manager to verify the
proper installation of devices.
- Safely remove hot swappable devices.
- Configure Windows to search Windows
Update for updated drivers.
- Configure driver signing behavior in
Windows.
- Update device drivers.
Lecture Focus Questions:
- What type of hardware devices use DMA
channels to communicate directly with RAM?
- When is manual configuration of a
device necessary?
- What system rights are required to
install devices?
- What is the role of the driver?
- What is the importance of driver
signing? What should you be aware of when using a driver that is not
signed?
- How do you safely remove a hot
swappable component?
- How do you verify that a device is
compatible with the version of Windows you are running before you purchase
it?
- Why is it good practice to check the
manufacturer's Web site for an updated driver, rather than using the
driver included on the installation disk?
Video/Demo Time
4.6.1 Device Installation
5:47
4.6.2 Installing Devices 15:06
4.6.3 Managing Devices 17:52
Total 38:45
Lab/Activity
Number of Exam Questions
5 questions
Total Time
About 55 minutes