Diploma in Hardware

Diploma in Hardware

Rooman’s Diploma in Hardware is one of the most sought after credentials in the Information Technology industry. 

Audience : Those who are interested to learn about Computer Hardware in depth.

Prerequisite : Well Conversant in English.

Duration of the course :

Part Time : 4Months (2 hrs/day) 
Full Time : 2Months (4 hrs/day)

Key Benefits : Diploma in Hardware is a well recognized validation of technical knowledge required for an entry-level computer service technician.

Course Contents :

Operating System Technologies:

• •Introduction to Computers
• •Types of Software & languages
• •Introduction to Operating System (DOS)

Introduction to OS Booting sequence in DOS 
Internal & external commands. 
PC Support (Core Hardware):

• •Assembling & Installation:
• •Add on card identification
• •Assembling a computer
• •Installation of DOS, 95,98,ME, MS-Office etc.,
• •Configuration of display, sound card.

Basic Electronics:

• •Resistors, capacitors and Inductors
• •Conductors, Insulators and semiconductors
• •Comparison between AC and DC Current
• •Diodes and transistors
• •Rectifiers and voltage Regulators

Digital Electronics:

• •Number System and conversion
• •Basic logic gates (NOT, AND, OR)
• •Universal gates (NAND, NOR)
• •Flip flops (RS, D and JK)
• •Counters, Shift registers
• •Multiplexer and De-multiplexer
• •Introduction to Integrated Circuits

Microprocessor and Support chips:

• •Difference between 8085,8086 and 8088
• •Data, Address and control bus
• •Dumb and Smart chip
• •Use of 8284,8288, 74LS245, 74LS373, in a PC
• •Use of 8237,8253.8255 & 8259 in a PC

Advanced Microprocessor:

• •Difference between PC-XT & PC-AT
• •Processor speed ratings
• •Study on Intel 80286, 80386, 80486
• •Study on Pentium, MMX, Pentium Pro, Celeron, PII, PIII,P4, Xeon
• •Study on Hyperthreading and Dual-Core Technology
• •Pipelining and superscalar execution
• •Study on Core I3, Core I5 and Core I7 Processor
• •Difference between RISC and CISC
• •Discussion on Overdrive processor
• •Processor performance tests
• •AMD- K5, K6, K7, Athlon, Duron, Cyrix- M II, Media GX
• •Multiprocessor configuration

Using System Resources and Memory:

• •Managing IRQ and I/O Base addresses
• •Configuring DMA Channels
• •Troubleshooting resource conflicts
• •Memory management
• •The system and logical Memory Layouts
• •Adapter Memory Configuration and optimization
• •Different Memory types
• •Discussion on Cache Memory

Motherboards:

• •Socket identification & I/O Slots
• •Study on LX, BX, ZX, 810,820, 815, 840 and 850 motherboard
• •Upgrading the motherboard and the processor
• •Bus Slots and I/O Cards,
• •Types of I/O Buses (ISA, EISA, MCA, VESA, PCMCIA and PCI)
• •Study on Notebook and Laptop architecture.

Storage Devices: Hard Disk Drives:

• •Data encoding scheme (FM, MFM, RLL)
• •Different HDD interface (ST-506/412, ESDI, IDE)
• •Study on SCSI interface
• •Data organization (MBR, DBR, FAT)
• •Data recovery using Various tools
• •Hard Disk Limitations (File System and BIOS)
• •Introduction to Disk Arrays (RAID)
• •Analyzing and troubleshooting Hard Disk Drive
• •Introduction to Tape Drives

Optical Storage Device:

• •Introduction to CD-ROM, DVD, CD-RW
• •Encoding and data organization in CD-ROM
• •Multiread and Universal Disk Format (UDF)
• •Troubleshooting CD-ROM Drives
• •Introduction to MO Drives.

VIRUS:

• •Virus History
• •Types of viruses (Trojans, File, Boot sector, etc.)
• •Installing different Antivirus packages

Communication Ports and modem:

• •Using communication ports and devices
• •Serial port configuration
• •Null Modem Configuration (RS-232)
• •Modem Standards
• •Configuring modem for internet connectivity
• •Internet concept and browsing
• •Introduction of USB

Parallel Ports and Printers:

• •Parallel port configuration
• •Detecting and testing Parallel port using DEBUG
• •Introduction to Printers
• •Printer working concepts (DMP, inkjet, LaserJet)
• •Detailed study about dot-matrix and inkjet printers
• •Troubleshooting printer
• •Introduction Scanners

Software and Hardware Diagnostic Tools:

• •Power-on Self Test (POST)
• •Using AMIDIAG, Norton Diagnostics, QAPLUS and MSD
• •GUI based Diagnostics Utility

Operating system and hardware troubleshooting:

• •Differentiating problems between Hardware, software and OS
• •Potential system problems
• •Diagnosing problems through Beep Sounds
• •Analyzing and repairing hardware problem
• •Advanced Troubleshooting

Introduction to Networking:

• •Network Cabling and Interfaces
• •Introduction to Baseband and broadband
• •Network Cable Types (Co-axial, Twisted pair, Fiber Optic)
• •Network Technologies (Ethernet, Token Ring)
• •Discussion on ISO/OSI Model and Network Protocol