Practical A+ Course

Benefits of completing Practical A+ Course

TNW (Web Service & ICT Solutions) provides practical A+ course based on CompTIA A+. After completion of this course, you will be able to work as a desktop support technician or IT support technician or help desk technician.  Moreover, you will be able to take CompTIA A+ exam if you wish to get CompTIA A+ certificate.

Lesson 15: Supporting Personal Computer Security

Topics:
    Install and Configure Security Measures
    Maintain and Troubleshoot Security Measures
At the end of this course, the students will be able to support personal computer security.

Lesson 14: Personal Computer Security Concepts

Topics:
    Security Fundamentals
    Security Protection Measures
    Data and Physical Security
    Wireless Security
    Social Engineering
At the end of this course, the students will be able to identify personal computer security concepts.

Lesson 13: Supporting Printers and Scanners

Topics:
    Printer and Scanner Technologies
    Printer and Scanner Components
    Printer and Scanner Processes
    Install and Configure Printers and Scanners
    Maintain and Troubleshoot Printers and Scanners
At the end of this course, the students will be able to support printers and scanners.

Lesson 12: Supporting Laptops and Portable Computing Devices 

Topics:
    Laptop and Portable Computing Device Components
    Install and Configure Laptops and Portable Computing Devices
    Maintain and Troubleshoot Laptops and Portable Computing Devices
At the end of this course, the students will be able to support laptops and portable computing devices.

Lesson 11: Installing and Managing Network Connections

Topics:
    Create Network Connections    
    Install and Configure Web Browsers
    Maintain and Troubleshoot Network Connections
At the end of this course, the students will be able to install and manage network connections.

Lesson 10: Network Technologies

Topics:
    Network Concepts
    Network Communications
    Network Connectivity
    Internet Technologies
At the end of this course, the students will be able to identify network technologies.

Lesson 9: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows

Topics:
    Operating System Utilities
    Maintain Microsoft Windows
    Troubleshoot Microsoft Windows
    Recover Microsoft Windows
At the end of this course, the students will be able to maintain and troubleshoot installations of Microsoft Windows.

Lesson 8: Installing and Configuring Operating Systems

Topics:
    Install Microsoft Windows
    Upgrade Windows
    Add Devices to Windows
    Optimize Windows
At the end of this course, the students will be able to install and configure operating systems.

Lesson 7: Troubleshooting System Components

Topics:
    Troubleshoot Storage Devices
    Troubleshoot Power Supplies
    Troubleshoot Memory
    Troubleshoot CPUs
    Trouble System Boards
At the end of this course, the students will be able to troubleshoot system components.

Lesson 6: Maintaining and Troubleshooting Peripheral Components

Topics:
    Troubleshoot Display Devices
    Maintain and Troubleshoot Input Devices
    Troubleshoot Adapter Cards
    Troubleshoot Multimedia Devices
At the end of this course, the students will be able to maintain and troubleshoot peripheral components.

Lesson 5: Installing and Configuring System Components

Topics:
    Install and Configure Storage Devices
    Install and Configure Power Supplies
    Install and Configure Memory
    Install and Configure CPUs
    Install and Configure System Boards
At the end of this course, the students will be able to install and configure system components.

Lesson 4: Installing and Configuring Peripheral Components

Topics:
    Install and Configure Display Devices
    Install and Configure Input Devices
    Install and Configure Adapter Cards
    Install and Configure Multimedia Devices
At the end of this course, the students will be able to install and configure computer components.

Lesson 3: PC Technician Professional Best Practices

Topics:
    Tools of the Trade
    Electrical Safety
    Environmental Safety and Materials Handling
    Perform Preventative Maintenance
    Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
    Professionalism and Communication
At the end of this course, the students will be able to identify best practices followed by professional personal computer technicians.

Lesson 2: Operating System Fundamentals

Topics:
    Personal Computer Operating Systems
    Windows User Interface Components    
    Windows File System Management    
    Windows System Management Tools
At the end of this course, the students will be able to identify fundamental components and functions of personal computer operating systems.

Lesson 1: Personal Computer Components

Topics:
    Personal Computer Components
    System Unit Components
    Storage Devices
    Personal Computer Connection Methods
At the end of this course, the students will be able to identify the components of standard desktop personal computers.

ZenMate VPN

ZenMate VPN is one of the best VPN Software. It supports multiple operating system platforms. As an application, it is not a freeware. We can only use it as trial version for limited duration. As for a browser addon, we can use it as a freeware for life time. If you want to know how to install it in browsers, please click how to install vpn addons in the browsers.

Vypr VPN

Vypr VPN is one of the best VPN Software. It is cheap and cool to use. It will fully protect your privacy and support you to securely browse every website without interruption. It can be used in various kinds of Operating Systems.

NordVPN

NordVPN is one of the best VPN software. It supports multiple operating systems: android, windows, linux and mac. But, it is not a freeware.

Why should we use VPN

By using VPN, we can get so many advantages. We can hide the actual IP address and actual location. We can protect against the danger of the hackers. The hackers can't know which websites we browse by using VPN. We can browse every website without any restriction even if your ISP blocks some websites.

The disadvantage of using VPN is that it may cause internet connection a little bit slower than normal. It is jus a little bit, not too much. So, we should use VPN if we want to get secured network connection.

There are so many VPN software we can use in our computers. Some VPNs are free and some are not free. And we can also use Tor browser for VPN Service. It is totally free and auto VPN enabled browser. The problem is that some websites do not accept the Tor Browsers.

Moreover, we can also use VPN Addons in the browsers. I've already explained how to configure VPN Services in the browsers. You can see those in my previous posts.

How to install VPN Add-ons in Google Chrome

We can install VPN Add-ons in Google Chrome Browser if you don't want to install any VPN software in your computer because of different kinds of reasons. I've made a video to explain about it.

How to install VPN Add-ons in Yandex Browser

How to enable VPN in Opera Browser

Using Free Public DNS

When we should use free public DNS ? Sometimes, we can't enter some websites although we can enter some websites. That may be because of DNS error of your ISP if the website is not down and your network administrator does not set any rule to block the websites. At that time, we should use free public DNS. The followings are some of free public DNS:


1. Google                                      8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4

 

2. Norton ConnectSafe                  199.85.126.10, 199.85.127.10

 

3. SafeDNS                                 195.46.39.39, 195.46.39.40

 

4. Verisign                                   64.6.64.6, 64.6.65.6

 

5. GreenTeam                              81.216.119.11, 209.88.198.133

 

6. DNS.Watch                              84.200.69.80, 84.200.70.40

 

7. Comodo Secure DNS              8.26.56.26, 8.20.247.20

How to manually set up free public DNS in windows computer