Comptia Security and A+ Certification

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Security+ is a testing program sponsored by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) that certifies competency of server issues and technology, including installation, configuration, upgrading, maintenance, environment, troubleshooting and disaster recovery. This certification is geared toward mid-to upper-level technicians.

CompTIA sets the industry-wide, internationally recognized standard of basic competency levels in the field of computer service. CompTIA certification standards help maximize the efficiency in recruiting, hiring and promoting employees, help fill the needs of today's information technology workforce by providing individuals with skills in demand, and give job seekers identifiable career paths, transferable skills and credentials that are industry recognized. The program is backed by major computer hardware and software vendors, distributors, resellers and publications.

Security+ Certification Training

* Security+ Certification (Part 1): Identifying Security Threats
* Security+ Certification (Part 2): Hardening Internal Systems and Services
* Security+ Certification (Part 3): Hardening Internetwork Devices and Services
* Security+ Certification (Part 4): Securing Network Communications
* Security+ Certification (Part 5): Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Certificates
* Security+ Certification (Part 6): Enforcing Organizational Security Policy
* Security+ Certification (Part 7): Monitoring the Security Infrastructure

CompTia A+ Certification

This certificate program prepares your for A+ certification. These combined courses, which span 9 days or 54 hours, is a combination of lecture and hands on training. A+ Certification demonstrates that you have surpassed an industry-wide, nationally recognized standard of basic competency levels in the field of computer service. It also means that you possess the knowledge, expertise, and customer relations skills necessary to become a successful computer service technician. The courses are designed to prepare students for A+ examination.

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Computer Support & Services Part 1

Course Length:

Course Description: Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

* Identify proper procedures for installing and configuring system components and devices.
* Diagnose and troubleshoot system problems and determine whether they're hardware or software related.
* Identify safety procedures, environmental hazards, and preventative maintenance techniques.
* Identify popular motherboards, types of memory, bus architectures, and the purpose of CMOS.
* Define the print process and identify procedures for servicing printers.
* Identify the unique components of portable systems.
* Define basic networking concepts and configure a computer to function on a network.
* Differentiate between effective and ineffective behaviors related to customer satisfaction.

Prerequisites: None

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery

Computer Support & Services Part 2

Course Length:

Course Description: Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

* Describe the purpose of an operating system in general, and explain how the MS-DOS operating system functions.
* Install each of the Windows 9x operating systems.
* Provide support to and troubleshoot Windows 9x applications that aren't running properly.
* Describe how a virtual machine operates and distinguish between preemptive and cooperative multitasking.
* Troubleshoot problems with Windows 9x computers.
* Evaluate the Windows NT family of operating systems.
* Install Windows NT.
* Configure a Windows NT computer.
* Analyze the system architecture of Windows NT 4.0.
* Use Performance Monitor to examine the performance of Windows NT systems.
* Discuss the capabilities of the different offerings in the Microsoft operating system family, the components of the Active Directory, and analyze the two basic models for a Microsoft network environment.
* Analyze the Windows 2000 startup process.
* Perform basic system administration with the Microsoft Management Console.
* Customize your installation of Windows 2000.
* Optimize your hard drive performance using Windows 2000 system tools.
* Explore Linux fundamentals.
* Analyze the Windows NT startup process.

Prerequisites: Computer Support & Services Part 1

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery

Microcomputer Hardware

Course Length: 1 day

Course Description: In this hardware for beginners class, students will learn how microcomputers fundamentally operate, as well as trouble shooting techniques.

Prerequisites: None

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery