- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course introduces students to the configuration, maintenance, and administration of a Windows laptop computer. Topics include: An introduction to PC hardware, functions of an operating system (OS), Windows OS architecture, file and disk management, BIOS and UEFI, multi-boot, virtual machines, software installation/removal, performance tuning, backing up and protecting data, troubleshooting, networking, security, virus protection, and firewalls
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
4.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the purpose of different personal computer (PC) hardware components.
- Discuss the features and services provided by a typical PC operating system.
- Describe the architecture of the Windows operating system.
- Customize BIOS and UEFI settings.
- Configure a PC as a multi-boot device.
- Explain OS virtualization.
- Install and configure a Virtual Machine.
- Manage partitions, files, and folders on a Windows PC.
- Backup and restore data files on a Windows PC.
- Use Windows System Restore capabilities to recover the Windows OS.
- Install, update, and remove PC software.
- Manage the PC using the Windows Control Panel.
- Use Windows PowerShell for basic PC management operations.
- Start, stop, and disable Windows services.
- Performance tune a Windows computer.
- Configure Windows PC firewall and security settings.
Effective as of Fall 2017
Related Programs
Introduction to Systems Administration (ACIT 1420) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Computer Information Technology
Diploma Full-time
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