Module Objectives:

 Identify and classify common computer/networking devices.

 Identify and classify common computer/networking components.

Lessons:
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson2: Hardware [Visual aspects of the hardware: being able to identify parts and devices]
Lesson3: Security [Covers Basic security + Identify common computer and user threats]
Lesson4: Networking [Covers basic Networking in a wireless functionality and deployments]
You’ll have the opportunity to work on deploying wireless strategies.
Lesson5: Computer Fundamentals [Core Computer Fundamentals and include sections such as
operating systems feature identification]
Lesson6: Wrap up of the major lessons learned.

Lesson1 : Hardware
The experience of Visual Inspection plays a major role in troubleshooting process. For the rest,
we will identify different types of connectors, as well as different types of commands.

Motherboard Exercise:
Motherboard Matching:
 1. Audio Connector 2. Sata con
3. PCIe1 4. Chipset
5. AUX Power 6. CMOS
7. Memory 8. P1 Power Connector
9. CPU

CPU P1 Power Connector

Aux Power Connector Chipset

SATA Connector

PCI
VGA
PCIe x16
1. Case Connector 2. PCIe 16
3. PCIe 1 4. FAN
5. AUX PC 6. MSata
7. CPU 8. Memory
9. P1 Power 10. USB 3

P1 Power Connector Chipset

PCI

Memory

NIC
DVI
VGA USB3

 Which connectors provide additional power to the motherboard?

AUX Power
  Which port allows for high-end video cards?

PCIe 16

[High-end video cards typically use the PCI Express (PCIe) port to connect to a computer's
motherboard. PCIe is the standard interface used for graphics cards and provides high
bandwidth and performance. The specific slot used for high-end video cards is usually referred to
as a PCIe x16 slot. This slot allows for maximum data transfer rates and provides the necessary
power to drive high-performance graphics cards. It is important to note that the version of PCIe
(e.g., PCIe 3.0, PCIe 4.0) supported by the motherboard and the graphics card can impact
performance, so compatibility should be considered when selecting a high-end video card.]

 Which motherboard port allows data communication for devices, such as a hard drive?

Sata Connector

Interface Exercise:
In this exercise, we will identify different types of connectors.
  Which two display interfaces are commonly used for digital connections?
HDMI & Display Port
 Which is an analog video technology?
VGA

Home Workstation Build Exercise

In this activity, you are tasked with building two different workstations. You’ll be presented with
hardware components to drag and drop into each workstation. Components can only be used once.

Each workstation will have eight hardware components.

Workstation Build Exercise:
In this activity, you are tasked with building two different workstations. You’ll be presented
with hardware components to drag and drop into each workstation.
Components can only be used once. Each workstation will have eight hardware components.