PC Technology Level 3

This PC Technology Level 3 course has been professionally designed to give you a solid foundation of knowledge in IT. With everything you need at the click of a button in your own personal online platform, you can learn whenever and wherever is most convenient to you. Join over [past_students_count] people that have studied with us and enrol with us today. Home learning couldn’t be easier!

Course Content

Unit 1 Introduction to PC hardware

• Introduction to getting started
• A history of computer technology
• Computer numbering systems
• Computer numbering systems
• Overview of PC hardware components
• Overview of PC operating systems
• Overview of peripheral hardware devices
• Securing your PC
• Glossary of important terms

Unit 2 PC hardware components

• The system unit and power supply
• Important motherboard components
• Input devices
• Storage devices
• Display devices
• Peripheral devices
• Laptops, tablets and smartphones

Unit 3 Installing PC hardware

• Installing display devices
• Installing input devices
• Installing output devices
• Installing I/O devices
• Installing expansion cards
• Installing CPUs and power supplies
• Installing storage devices

Unit 4 Hardware diagnostics and programming

• Safety information and toolkit essentials
• Dealing with boot failure
• Diagnosing disk drive problems
• Diagnosing Windows problems
• Useful diagnostic tools
• Hardware and software conflicts
• Preventative maintenance

Unit 5 Supporting mobile devices

• Introduction
• Laptop components
• Laptop maintenance guidelines
• External laptop hardware devices
• Other mobile devices
• Mobile accessories and ports
• Troubleshooting mobile devices

Unit 6 Networking technologies

• Introduction to computer networks
• Network types
• Network components
• Introducing TCP/IP
• Internet connections
• Ports and protocols
• Networking tools
• Security issues

Unit 7 Understanding the internet

• Introduction to the internet
• Security on the internet
• Connecting to the internet
• Search engine technologies
• An introduction to email
• An introduction to HTML
• Understanding cascading style sheets

Unit 8 The windows operating system

• Operating system fundamentals
• The evolution of Windows
• Installing and configuring Windows
• Start menu, taskbar and desktop
• Clipboard, Explorer and launching apps
• Control panel and accessories
• Setting up printers and scanners

Unit 9 Maintaining Windows

• Automatic maintenance
• Optimizing Microsoft Windows
• Backup and restore system data
• Disk storage maintenance
• Installing software updates
• Other operating systems

Unit 10 System security issues

• Common security threats
• System security best practices
• Firewalls and other security devices
• Mobile security controls
• Windows 10 built-in security
• Network and wireless security