MICRO 2000 A+ COURSE

The A+ qualification is the internationally recognised standard for any PC technician.

The curriculum was devised and is maintained by CompTIA - who are the central body who developed the course and the Micro 2000 A+ Course is CompTIA certified – which means that it not only meets all the content requirements, but also is of a standard that they have endorsed.

Although our A+ course is a ‘distance learning’ course

it has been written so that you are guided through the entire curriculum in a very structured and easy to follow way, almost as though there is someone

there with you throughout the course.

It is NOT just a reference manual full of information that you are expected to ‘memorise’ - is it written as through someone is explaining the subject directly to you – and after each chapter,  with the use of ‘self-testing’, you know what you know and what you don’t know! In this way you are your own ‘judge’ and can always ensure that you do not go on to the next section until you are completely confident of the last one.

It also has an extensive glossary so that all the terms and acronyms are explained – making sure that you are always able to find out what something actually 'means’ instead of having to guess!

From the enthusiast feedback we get from our customers it is clear that the course is very easy to follow and does not require vast amounts of time or prior knowledge to do –

The course is suitable for people of all levels,  

• whether you are just starting out,
• whether you already have some knowledge,
• or whether you have been in the industry for years, and just need to brush
• up for the exams

 The A+ certification exams are taken at locally (there are centres all over the world) and consist of 2 exams;

• one on Hardware
• and one on Operating Systems

The Micro 2000 course materials consist of the following:

4 MANUALS

Volume 1 Computer Basics –

A good foundation is as necessary for an education as

it is for a skyscraper! This volume provides the foundation of a basic understanding of computers, which will allow the reader to tackle with confidence the rest of the course.

In this volume you will find;

• An overview of the parts of a computer
• An overview of operating systems
• A tour of the PC case and the motherboard
• Memory, hard drives and floppy drives explained
• Monitors, printers and other peripherals
• An introduction to networks and the Internet
• Basic troubleshooting procedures
• A glossary defining all computer terms used in the book
• And much more!

Volume 2 PC Hardware

This volume has the information that every PC technician needs to know about PC hardware;

In this volume you will find in-depth information on;

• Motherboards: CPUs, form factors, bus types
• System resources: IRQs, DMAs, I/O Ports
• Memory: RAM, ROM, SIMMs, DIMMS, cache
• Ports: serial, parallel, USB, AGP, MIDI
• Monitors (CRT and LCD), mice, keyboards
• Printers: laser, dot matrix, ink jet, thermal
• Data storage: IDE, SCSI, floppy, JAZ, ZIP
• Modems, multi media, power supplies
• Networks: LANs, WANs, and the Internet
• And much more!

Volume 3 - OPERATING SYSTEMS

By the end of this book the reader will have a thorough understanding of the most prevalent operating systems;

The material in this voluem includes:

• Overview of operating systems
• DOS, command line, file naming, common commands
• Disk, file and memory management in DOS
• Windows 9x, navigation, the GUI, the desktop
• Windows Registry, Control Panel, Explorer
• Boot-up and shut down, multitasking
• Windows networking, the Internet, security
• Installing and configuring Windows 9x, NT, 2000
• Adding hardware and software, troubleshooting
• NT Workstation, HAL, NT disk and file structure
• Windows 2000, dynamic volumes, search function
• Quick look at Linux, BSD, Unix, Windows ME
• And much more!

Volume 4 – STUDY GUIDE

This last volume of the four-volume set of the A+ course contains the elements needed to turn the set into a reference tool that should remain valuable long after the A+ certificate is hanging on the wall.

     In this volume you will find; 

• A complete index of the first three volumes
• A complete glossary of all technical terms used in the course
• All chapter review questions from the first three volumes
• Answers to all of the chapter review questions

CD Rom – An interactive learning CD with;

• instructional video clips,
• practice exams taken from the A+ certification tests
• and simulations of real-world installation and maintenance tasks

You also have support via email if at any time you get ‘stuck’ or need more clarification or advice.