A+ 220-1001: Day 6: Peripherals & PC Builds

  1. A+ Certification Course Outline
  2. A+ Topic: Drivers
  3. A+ Certification
  4. A+ 220-1001: Day 1: Intro, Resources & the Test
  5. A+ 220-1001: Day 2: CPUs
  6. A+ 220-1001: Day 3: RAM
  7. A+ 220-1001: Day 4: Firmware, Motherboards & Power Supplies
  8. A+ 220-1001: Day 5: Disks & Mass Storage
  9. A+ 220-1001: Day 6: Peripherals & PC Builds
  10. A+ 220-1001: Day 7: OS Operations, User Management & OS Maintenance
  11. A+ 220-1001: Day 8: Users, Permissions and System Management
  12. A+ 220-1002: Day 9: The Command Line & OS Troubleshooting
  13. A+ 220-1002: Day 10: Displays & Networking Basics
  14. A+ 220-1002: Day 11: LANs: Ethernet & WiFi
  15. A+ 220-1002: Day 12: The Internet & Virtualization
  16. A+ 220-1002: Day 13: Portable & Mobile Computing
  17. A+ 220-1002: Day 14: Mobile Administration & Printing
  18. A+ 220-1002: Day 15: Security & Operations
  19. A+ 220-1002: Day 16: Review & Test Preparation
  20. A+ Certification

Peripherals

Serial (DB9 and RS232)

Parallel (DB25, IEEE 1284)

USB and Thunderbolt (IEEE 1394)

USB Versions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

USB 1.1 : 12 Mbps

USB 2.0 : 480 Mbps

USB 3.0 : 5 Gbps (AKA USB 3.1 Gen 1)

USB 3.1 : 10 Gbps (AKA USB 3.1 Gen 2)

USB 3.2 : 20 Gbps (AKA USB 3.2 Gen 2 × 2)

Connectors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware

A

B

Mini B

Micro B

USB 3

USB C

IEEE 1394 Versions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394

Firewire 400

Firewire 800

I see rough issues coming for A+ students in terms of identifying the sudden proliferation of USB versions and ports, Thunderbolt versions, “alternate modes” and “multiplex modes.” Consumers are going to face lots of compatibility problems, because there are so many modes: some cables do one thing, while other cables that look identical do different things. And how about Thunderbolt over USB? Nightmare is a legitimate description.

http://blog.fosketts.net/2016/10/29/total-nightmare-usb-c-thunderbolt-3/

A tech reviewer you should know, Lisa Gade has an excellent video on this subject:

Building a PC

If you’re a gamer you’re going to be adept at this game. CompTIA is asking you to know which components are appropriate for each of these types of PCs. Here’s Professor Messer’s quick video on each type:

Thick client

Just a regular desktop PC.

Thin client

A tiny device that lets you connect to a VM in a data center somewhere. (This is VDI.)

Virtualization workstation

Lots of RAM

Fast Processor

Gaming PC

Fast Processor

Good video

Good sound

Fast SSD

–> Cooling!

Graphics / CAD / CAM workstation

Fast drive: SSD

Lots of RAM

Video card for *drafting*

Audio / Video workstation

Strong sound card

Strong video card

Fast disk (SSD)

–>Dual Monitors!!!

Network Attached Storage

Gigabit Ethernet

RAID or other fast/safe storage

Installing and Upgrading Windows

Clean

Upgrade

Multiboot

Remote

Unattended

Image deployment

Non-PC Builds (not on the test)

Internet of Things

Home automation

SBCs

https://www.youtube.com/c/JeffGeerling

Post-Installation

Updates etc.

Drivers

Migrating User Profiles

USMT

WET

Textbook Time

Chapters 10 and 11