After completing A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification Networks, the user should be able to:
 | Identify Local Area Network configurations |
| Discuss LAN protocols |
| Troubleshoot LANs |
| Describe Wide Area Network and Internet operations |
| Use common Internet features like e-mail and browsers |
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Local Area Networks
| LAN topologies |
| LAN configurations |
LAN Protocols
| Ethernet |
| Ethernet specifications |
| ARCnet |
| ARCnet specifications |
| Token ring |
| NetBEUI and IPX/SPX |
LAN Setup
| Adapter card components |
| Installing and configuring adapter cards |
| Configuring TCP/IP |
| Resource sharing in Windows 9x |
| Sharing Drives |
Troubleshooting LANs
| LAN configuration checks |
| LAN software checks |
| LAN hardware checks |
| Network printing problems |
Wide Area Networks
| Connecting to WANs |
| The Internet |
| WINIPCFG.EXE and IPCONFIG.EXE |
Using WANs/The Internet
| File transfer protocol |
| E-mail |
| The World Wide Web |
| Web browsers |
| Troubleshooting WANs |
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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) |
| A+ 2001 Hardware & Operating System Certification; Operating Systems (APLU04) |
| 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) |
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| 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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