After completing A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Operating Systems, the user should be able to:
 | Identify functions, structures, and types of operating systems |
| Define BIOS and explain its responsibilities |
| Follow the bootup procedure and self-tests |
| Set up CMOS and respond to bootup error codes |
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Introduction to Operating Systems
| Understanding operating systems |
| Single- vs. multi-process operating systems |
| Multi-process operating system types |
Bootup Initialization
| Basic Input/Output systems |
| POST and initialization |
Bootup CMOS Setup
| Configuration settings |
| Plug-and-Play |
| CMOS setup routines |
| Advanced CMOS setup |
| BIOS error codes |
The Bootup Routine
| Bootup |
| Bootup completion |
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This course has the following features:
| Exercises that allow users to practice working with computer hardware and operating systems |
| A file containing the text of the exercises |
| Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment |
| A glossary |
| A Skill Assessment |
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Experience working with computer hardware and software.
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Computer Introduction (APLU01) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: The System Board (APLU02) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Connecting Peripherals (APLU03) |
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| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: MS-DOS (APLU05) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Windows 9x and 2000 (APLU06) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Disk Drives (APLU07) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Monitors (APLU08) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Modems (APLU09) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Printers (APLU10) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Networks (APLU11) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Troubleshooting (APLU12) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification: Maintenance Tasks (APLU13) |
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Intel®, Pentium®, Pentium II®, Pentium III® MMX®, Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Cyrix® is a registered trademark of Cyrix Corporation.
AMD®, Athlon®, Duron®, K5®, and K6® are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
FireWire® is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Windows 95®, Windows 98®, Windows 2000®, and Windows NT® are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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