CST1752
Introduction to Diagnostics
Instructional Guide
| Assignment |
| Begin: Your thirty (30) documented help desk hours. (General Lab) |
Introduction & Kit Build - Week 1
| Assignments |
| View: Soldering video (Available from your instructor). |
| Do: Kit Build #1 - Lab 1 |
Workshop Practices & Kit Build - Week 2
| Assignments |
| Read: "Workshop Practices" information sheet. |
| Do: Workshop Practices - Worksheet 1 |
| Read: Electrostatic Discharge handout (Available from your instructor). |
| Do: Workshop Practices - Worksheet 2 |
| Read: Soldering Handout (Available from your instructor). |
| Do: Soldering - Worksheet 3 |
| Do: Kit Build #2 - Lab 2 |
Personal Computers / Components / Microprocessors - Week 3
| Assignments |
| Read: "Development of the PC / Personal Computer Background", Chapter 1 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "PC Components, Features, and System Design", Chapter 2 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "Microprocessor Types and Specifications", Chapter 3 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Do: PCs / Microprocessors - Worksheet 1 |
| View: How-to videos related to Processors from Upgrading and Repairing PCs. CD-ROM / DVD (View in class). |
| Do: PCs / Microprocessors - Lab 1 |
How PCs, microprocessors, and caching works notes.
Definition of "cache".
| Test - Check you knowledge about ESD, Workshop practices, Soldering, Personal computers, and Microprocessors. |
| Test #521 (Open book - You may use the textbook Upgrading and Repairing PCs , notes and handouts on the test.) - Test Center |
Motherboards / BIOS / Memory - Week 4
| Assignments |
| Read: "Motherboards and Buses", Chapter 4 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "BIOS", Chapter 5 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "Memory", Chapter 6 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Do: Motherboards - Worksheet 1 |
| Do: BIOS - Worksheet 2 |
| Do: Memory - Worksheet 3 |
| View: How-to videos related to Processors from Upgrading and Repairing PCs. CD-ROM / DVD (View in class). |
| Do: BIOS - Lab 1 |
How Motherboards, BIOS, and memory works notes.
Power Supply - Week 5
| Assignments |
| Read: "Power Supply and Chassis/Case", Chapter 21 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Do: Power Supply - Worksheet 1 |
| View: How-to videos related to Processors from Upgrading and Repairing PCs. CD-ROM / DVD (View in class). |
| Do: Power Supply - Lab 1 |
| Test - Check you knowledge about Motherboards, Buses, and Power Supplies. |
| Test #522 (Open book - You may use the textbook Upgrading and Repairing PCs, notes and handouts on the test.) - Test Center |
Magnetic Storage - Week 6
| Assignments |
| Read: "The IDE Interface", Chapter 7 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "The SCSI Interface", Chapter 8 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "Magnetic Storage Principles", Chapter 9 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "Hard Disk Storage", Chapter 10 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "Floppy Disk Storage", Chapter 11 (14th or 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Do: Magnetic Storage - Worksheet 1 |
| View: How-to videos related to Processors from Upgrading and Repairing PCs. CD-ROM / DVD (View in class). |
| Do: Magnetic Storage - Lab 1 |
How IDE interface works notes.
Notes on Serial ATA (SATA).
PC Build - Week 7
| Assignments |
| Read: "Building or Upgrading Systems", Chapter 22 (14th edition) (Chapter 23 - 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Read: "PC Diagnostics, Testing, and Maintenance", Chapter 23 (14th edition) (Chapter 24 - 13th edition) of Upgrading and Repairing PCs. |
| Do: PC Build - Lab 1 |
| Test - Check your knowledge about the IDE Interface, SCSI Interface, Magnetic Storage Principles, Hard Disk Storage, and Floppy Disk Storage. |
| Test #523 (Open book - You may use the textbook Upgrading and Repairing PCs, notes and handouts on the test.) - Test Center |
Course Completion
| The following must be turned in to receive credit for the course: |
| All worksheets must be complete and turned in. |
| All labs must be complete and have an instructor signoff. |
| All three (3) tests have been taken and have received a passing percentage on each test. |
| Thirty (30) documented help desk hours. |