
Explain the basics of computing by exploring input, processing, output, and storage, including primary storage (RAM) and secondary storage (hard drives), and key hardware components.
Explore how computers read numbers across notational systems—binary base two, decimal base ten, hexadecimal base sixteen, and octal base eight—along with transistors powering processors and memory addressing.
Explore common computing devices: smartphones, tablets, e-readers, laptops, workstations, servers, gaming consoles, vr/ar, IoT and home automation, connected cars, ip cameras, streaming devices, medical and fitness tech.
Explore the purpose of common internal components, including the motherboard, bios, ram, cpu, gpu, nic cards, and volatile versus non-volatile storage, from hard drives to nvme, with onboard vs expansion.
Compare common input/output interfaces, including wired ethernet and fiber, usb types and display ports, wireless options like wifi and bluetooth, and near-field communication.
Compare and contrast common internet service types by highlighting wired options like fiber and cable, and wireless options such as satellite, RF, and cellular, including speed, availability, and symmetry.
Explore basic networking concepts by building a small network with a switch, connecting laptops to share data and printers, and understanding protocols, IP addressing, and ports.
Explore wireless basics, including 802.11 standards and wireless bands (2.4, 5, 6 ghz), interference, attenuation, and how to configure routers via web interfaces to optimize speed and range.
Explore encryption fundamentals, including plaintext versus ciphertext, and how encryption safeguards data at rest and in transit across email, HTTPS, VPN, and mobile devices.
Configure strong encryption (WPA2 or WPA3 with a long pre-shared key) and change the SSID and default password to secure your home or small office wireless network.
CompTIA Tech+ is a great certification to get when you start your career in IT. This course will cover all of the objectives to pass the current Tech+, FC0-U71. In this course, instructor Andrew Ramdayal will teach all the topics in a fun and interactive manner. This will provide many hands-on labs to show how the technology will work in real life.
This course will cover the following topics:
IT Concepts and terminology. This includes learning basic IT terminology, such what is the difference between binary systems and decimals.
Systems hardware management. Students will be shown all of the components needed to have a computer working.
Networking management. This section will discuss all of the networking devices and how they function.
Operating systems and applications management. This section will review commonly used tools and terminology will installing and supporting major operating systems such as Windows or MAC.
Basic software development. Students will learn the difference between some of the most popular programming languages in the world and how to read basic codes.
Basic database management. Students will learn what databases are, and how they are structured.
Cybersecurity concepts. Students will the basics of IT security and how organizations stay protected on the internet.
This course is by instructor Andrew Ramdayal who holds over 70 IT certifications and has taught over 750,000 students a wide range of classes, including project management, networking, IT security, and systems administration.