Computer Servicing II
| Course Code | VIT204 |
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| Fee Code | S2 |
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| Number of Assignments | 10 |
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| Duration (approx) | 100 hours |
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Aim: To develop your ability to independently undertake routine maintenance and to analyse faults in personal computers.
Pre-requisites: Computer Servicing I (or equivalent).
Content
The emphasis is on personal computers (ie. P.C's) and while the course is relevant to all types of PC's it is particularly relevant to IBM and IBM compatible systems. This is because these are the most popular systems used in business today.
There are ten (10) lessons in total, as outlined below:
- Introduction to hardware components.
- Basic Diagnostic Equipment
- Electric Circuits & Components
- Problem Solving & Fault Analysis
- Diagnostic Testing A (Self Tests & Diagnostic Cards).
- Diagnostic Testing B (System Board & Memory Tests).
- Software maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Disk drives and CD-ROM.
- Video and Audio Systems
- Developing a Maintenance Program
Aims
- Identify a variety of basic computer system components and, describe how they can be interchanged and upgraded in a personal computer.
- Explain equipment used for monitoring the condition of electrical equipment and software
- Develop a better understanding of basic electronics, as a background to understanding some parts of a computer system
- Develop a systematic approach to solving problems with computers.
- Develop a basic understanding of diagnostic testing with self tests and diagnostic cards.
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Further develop your understanding and skills in diagnostic testing.
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Develop a basic understanding of system software maintenance procedures to be used in computer servicing
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Develop a better understanding of memory storage devices and their servicing.
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Develop a better understanding of video and audio equipment and their servicing.
Some of what you will do in this course:
*Explain how to dismantle a Personal Computer
*Explain how to reassemble a dismantled personal computer
*Analyse potential hardware faults that may occur in different computer systems.
*Determine likely causes of potential hardware faults, including faulty equipment, damage to equipment
*Analyse potential software faults that may occur in different computer systems.
*Determine likely causes of potential software faults, including faulty equipment, power surges
*Describe causes of data corruption
*Describe ways of addressing software problems including data corruption.
*Develop a procedure for routine maintenance of a specific computer system.
*Demonstrate a basic understanding of three different operating systems
*Outline the role of ROM BIOS.
*Explain a range of common computer hardware faults which are easily repaired by a technician.
*Test cables for faulty operation
*Explain faults which can occur with a VDU
*Explain how to use several different hardware diagnostic tools
*Determine procedures to minimise risk of computer problems including equipment breakdowns and data loss.
*Explain a range of common computer software faults which are easily repaired by a technician.
*Test different software for faulty operation
*Explain how to use several different software diagnostic tools
Why choose this course?
This course covers more indepth into the hardware diagnostics, fault analysis. It also covers software trouble shooting etc. 
This course expands on and continues from the basics covered in Computer Servicing 1.
Is this course right for me?
If you are looking into expanding your skills more into troubleshooting and hardware diagnostics this course is suitable for you.
- Develop procedures for routine hardware maintenance of a computer system
- Develop procedures for routine software maintenance of a computer system
- Evaluate the appropriateness of different computer systems for different applications.
- Determine different sources of faulty hardware operation in a PC computer system
- Determine different sources of faulty software operation in a PC computer system