COMPUTER REPAIR AND SERVICE – ENTRY LEVEL COURSE
Discover how to solve basic computer difficulties. Learn how a computer works. Set the groundwork for a career in information technology. Provide assistance or training as a computer technician.
A statement from one of our Computer Servicing I students: ” “Every course is excellent. I’m looking forward to the next one.” McKenzie, I.
IT professionals are in high demand. With an increasing number of computers being used at home and at business, there is a substantial and ever-increasing demand for workers to install, maintain, and repair both hardware and software. While many computer courses teach programming, shockingly few prepare students to be knowledgeable and successful computer technicians.
This course introduces students to computer servicing. It gives a suitable starting point for anyone interested in a career in computer servicing by developing a comprehensive and basic grasp of repair and maintenance processes that may be applied at work or at home.
Is this the correct course for me?
This course is for you if you want to work as an IT technician or an IT support specialist, or if you just want to know how to troubleshoot your own computer.
Courses to follow
Computer Service II – Diagnostics and Upkeep
Computer Servicing III consists of software and hardware repairs, including laptops.
Lesson Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
- The computer workshop
- Tools (a basic tool kit, more advanced requirements), soldering, workshop layout, workshop management, customer relations, etc.
- Computer and workshop safety
- Understanding electricity, workshop safety procedures, staff safety, avoiding computer damage, circuits, measuring electricity-current, voltage, resistance, ohm’s law, etc.
- System components
- Identifying different hardware components (eg. CPU, ZIF socket, Motherboard, I/O card, Parallel and Serial ports, IDE drive, CMOS, etc).
- Different Systems & Basic Disassembly
- Identifying and removing specific parts from a computer, distinguishing between different types of PC, disassembly procedure.
- Peripherals
- How to assemble peripherals (eg. mouse, printer, modem) for a computer system
- System Assembly
- Procedure for assembly/installation of main components.
- Installation of software
- Installing different software programs in computers, in accordance with manuals.
- Computer Maintenance
- An introduction – preventative and routine maintenance procedures.
- Troubleshooting
- An introduction – determining an error, hard disk problems, viruses, motherboard battery, bugs, other common errors and their remedies, when to call a specialist.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school’s tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
- the creation of a computer repair shop
- Provide safety standards for using computer equipment, both for the client/operator and the technician in the workshop.
- Recognize the various hardware parts of a computer system.
- To recognise and remove certain components from a computer, as well as to differentiate between various types of personal computers.
- assemble the computer system’s peripherals.
- Put together a computer system. Install various software applications on computers in accordance with the instructions in the manuals
- Indicate the importance of maintaining a personal computer.
- Identify the root cause of typical computer system issues.
