CompTIA A+ (2009 Objectives)

—Introduction 3m 39s
—Storage Capacity 5m 7s
—Floppy Disk Drives (FDD) 13m 52s
—Hard Disk Drives (HDD) 26m 3s
—Solid State Drives (SDD) 1m 54s
—Drive Interfaces 15m 12s
—Optical Drives 10m 19s
—Compact Disc (CD) 5m 35s
—Digital Video Disc (DVD) 4m 45s
—Blu-ray Disc (BD) 1m 34s
—Removable Storage 5m 48s
—What We Covered 7m 22s

—Introduction 4m 26s
—Motherboard Overview 5m 56s
—Form Factors 13m 54s
—Ports 14m 40s
—Bus Architecture 25m 24s
—Bus Slots 12m 44s
—Memory 6m 45s
—Processor Sockets 6m 13s
—Firmware 4m 39s
—What We Covered 5m 24s

—Introduction 1m 13s
—How to CPUs Work? 8m 8s
—CPU Structure and Cache 5m 16s
—Processor Speed 7m 37s
—Threading 3m 24s
—Multiple Processors 1m 47s
—Multi-Core Processors 3m 24s
—32bit vs. 64bit 2m 59s
—What We Covered 6m 6s

—Introduction 2m 47s
—Memory Overview 6m 28s
—Read Only Memory (ROM) vs. Random Access Memory (RAM) 8m 3s
—RAM Banks 5m 50s
—Dynamic RAM (DRAM) 4m 22s
—Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) 3m 12s
—Static RAM (SRAM) 1m 53s
—Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) 3m 43s
—Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM 9m 37s
—DDR2 and DDR3 SDRAM 4m 38s
—Error Detection and Correction 6m 29s
—Single vs. Double Sided Memory 1m 25s
—What We Covered 7m 0s

—Introduction 2m 53s
—Video Cards 7m 38s
—Redundant Array of Inexpensive Discs (RAID) Controller 10m 14s
—What We Covered 3m 49s
—Multimedia Adapter Cards 1m 34s
—Sound Cards 10m 22s
—TV Tuner Cards 1m 30s
—Serial and Parallel Cards 10m 41s
—USB and Firewire Cards 6m 8s
—Modems 2m 3s
—Network Interface Cards (NIC) 2m 27s
—SCSI Drive Interface Adapter Cards 13m 59s

—Introduction 10m 27s
—Laser Printers 12m 3s
—Inkjet and Bubble Jet Printers 12m 21s
—Impact Printers 11m 39s
—Thermal Printers 2m 4s
—Local vs. Network Printers 6m 8s
—Consumables 1m 46s
—Print Drivers 17m 5s
—What We Covered 5m 1s

—Introduction 2m 43s
—Technical Features 12m 45s
—Cathode-Ray Tubes 10m 26s
—Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 4m 4s
—Projectors 3m 26s
—Monitor Connectors 2m 32s
—Multi-monitor 4m 35s
—What We Covered 6m 55s

—Introduction 1m 17s
—Mouse 17m 24s
—Keyboards 5m 42s
—Barcode Readers 3m 8s
—Web Cams and Cameras 3m 52s
—Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) 3m 39s
—Biometrics 2m 33s
—Touch Screen 1m 59s
—Keyboard Video Mouse Switch (KVM) 3m 18s
—What We Covered 3m 46s

—Introduction 4m 3s
—Current, Volts, Resistance and Wattage 6m 57s
—Power Supply Rating, Capacity and Switches 3m 30s
—Connecting and Testing a Power Supply 2m 44s
—ATX Power Supplies 4m 24s
—Power Supply Safety 1m 16s
—What We Learned 3m 3s

—Introduction 6m 0s
—Heat Sinks 2m 6s
—Thermal Compounds 2m 37s
—CPU Fans 3m 15s
—Liquid Cooling Systems 2m 41s
—Case Fans 2m 26s
—Power Supply Fan 1m 11s
—What We Covered 2m 33s

—Introduction 2m 35s
—PCMCIA and CardBus 6m 16s
—PCI Express Card 2m 34s
—Mini PCI and Mini PCIe 3m 3s
—Docking Stations and Port Replicators 2m 2s
—Infrared and Bluetooth 2m 41s
—Cellular WAN, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Ethernet 11m 29s
—Modems 4m 10s
—Touch Pads and Track Points 2m 48s
—Digitizing Tablets and Stylus 3m 28s
—Laptop Function Keys 3m 34s
—AC and DC Power Adapters 2m 57s
—Laptop Batteries 3m 40s
—What We Covered 4m 44s

—Introduction 2m 41s
—Troubleshooting Process 0m 48s
—Identify the Problem 5m 16s
—Establish a Theory of Probable Causes 5m 59s
—Testy Your Theory 5m 57s
—Create a Plan to Resolve the Issue 3m 43s
—Apply the Fix and Verify the Results 1m 54s
—Document the Results 2m 17s
—Use Available Documentation and Resources 2m 12s
—What We Covered 3m 17s

—Introduction 3m 21s
—Hardware Symptoms 16m 35s
—Laptop Symptoms 15m 43s
—Power On Self Test (POST) 5m 5s
—OS Symptoms 16m 33s
—Printer Symptoms 13m 54s
—What We Covered 5m 36s

—Introduction 4m 26s
—Tools and Cleaning Materials 8m 39s
—Proper Operating Environment 4m 8s
—Computer Physical Inspection 5m 43s
—Mouse and Keyboard Physical Inspection 6m 11s
—Monitor and Printer Physical Inspection 4m 7s
—Power Devices 5m 6s
—Hard Disk Maintenance 1m 22s
—Defrag 8m 26s
—Check Disk and Scandisk 9m 40s
—Software Updates 12m 35s
—Security Software 2m 47s
—Startup Programs 4m 41s
—Backup Procedures 4m 31s
—What We Covered 4m 10s

—Introduction 4m 9s
—Command Line Interface vs. Graphical User Interface 3m 54s
—32-bit vs. 64-bit 2m 20s
—Application Compatibility and Installed Program Locations 4m 51s
—Windows Operating System Versions 1m 20s
—Windows 7 5m 53s
—Windows Vista 8m 46s
—Windows XP 3m 48s
—Windows 2000 2m 29s
—Windows Compatibility Mode 6m 4s
—Windows User Interface Overview 14m 9s
—What We Covered 2m 53s

—Introduction 4m 16s
—Network Installation 2m 49s
—Disk Imaging 5m 8s
—Recovery CD 2m 51s
—Hardware Compatibility 2m 18s
—Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 2m 40s
—Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) 2m 18s
—FAT and NTFS File Systems 2m 15s
—What We Covered 1m 42s

—Introduction 0m 48s
—Windows 7 Installation 16m 3s
—Comparing Windows Installations 1m 2s
—Windows XP Installation 11m 40s
—What We Covered 2m 10s

—Introduction 3m 9s
—Virtual Memory Configuration 5m 10s
—Installation Verification - Device Manager 1m 45s
—Device Drivers 3m 55s
—Windows Updates 6m 0s
—Directory Structures 7m 57s
—Create New Directories and Files 7m 51s
—File Creation 3m 57s
—File Extensions 4m 22s
—File Attributes 8m 44s
—File Permissions 3m 40s
—Files and User Migration Demo 11m 21s
—Power Management 11m 37s
—Safely Removing Peripherals 1m 18s
—What We Covered 1m 39s

—Introduction 1m 24s
—Start Menu 3m 2s
—Windows Explorer 8m 18s
—Control Panel 2m 17s
—Administrative Tools 30m 48s
—Systray 1m 48s
—Task Manager 7m 38s
—My Network Places and HomeGroup 6m 38s
—Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 5m 31s
—Command Prompt Utilities: IPconfig, Ping and Telnet 17m 42s
—Run Line Tools: cmd, msconfig, msinfo32, dxdiag and regedit 20m 51s
—User Account Control (UAC) 5m 28s
—What We Covered 4m 32s

—Introduction 4m 48s
—Disk Boot Order Demo 3m 45s
—Windows 2000 and XP Boot Sequence and Boot Files 4m 57s
—Windows Vista Boot Sequence and Boot Files 1m 44s
—Advanced Boot Options 6m 51s
—Windows Restore Points 10m 29s
—Automatic System Recovery (ASR) 6m 2s
—Emergency Repair Disc (ERD) 2m 9s
—Recovery Console 4m 31s
—What We Covered 1m 58s

—Introduction 2m 25s
—Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) 5m 12s
—Hubs, Switches and Routers 3m 0s
—OSI 7 Layer Model 4m 29s
—Hubs, Switches and Routers Cont. 12m 35s
—Servers and Workstations 4m 46s
—NetBIOS 3m 1s
—Status Indicators 1m 55s
—Bandwidth and Latency 5m 37s
—Full Duplex and Half Duplex 3m 43s
—Wake on LAN (WoL) 2m 15s
—Workgroups and Domains 7m 34s
—TCP/IP 5m 1s
—IP Addressing and IP Properties 7m 17s
—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) 3m 57s
—IP Classes and Ranges 7m 46s
—Domain Name Service (DNS) 2m 57s
—IP Version 4 vs. IP Version 6 4m 45s
—What We Covered 4m 2s

—Introduction 1m 38s
—Plenum and PVC 2m 35s
—Coaxial Cables 11m 0s
—Shielded and Unshielded Twisted Pair Cables 9m 58s
—Fiber Optic Cables 3m 29s
—What We Covered 1m 39s

—Introduction 5m 47s
—Broadband 3m 0s
—Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) 3m 59s
—Cable 3m 47s
—Fiber Optic 0m 50s
—Satellite 1m 42s
—Cellular 2m 54s
—Wireless (Wi-Fi) 1m 34s
—802.11x 5m 15s
—Service Set Identifier (SSID) 2m 12s
—Media Access Control (MAC) Filtering and DHCP 3m 29s
—Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) 3m 38s
—Dial-up 1m 1s
—Bluetooth 1m 43s
—Network Comparison 0m 44s
—What We Covered 5m 32s

—Introduction 6m 14s
—Social Engineering 6m 54s
—Authentication 14m 19s
—Data Security 9m 11s
—Encryption 6m 51s
—Software Firewalls 6m 24s
—What We Covered 4m 18s

—BIOS Security 6m 24s
—Malicious Software Security 4m 26s
—Internet Browser Security 4m 39s
—Wireless Encryption Configuration 5m 1s
—What We Covered 1m 15s

—Introduction 3m 46s
—Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) 3m 31s
—Electromagnetic Interference and Radio Frequency Interference 4m 8s
—Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Power Supply and Inverter Safety 6m 12s
—Power Distribution 1m 50s
—Uninterruptible Power Supply (USP) 1m 50s
—Laser Printer Safety 3m 26s
—Physical Safety 4m 31s
—Environmental Safety 0m 58s
—What We Covered 1m 52s

—Introduction 6m 23s
—The Professional Technician 14m 16s
—Communications 3m 29s
—Managing Difficult Situations 6m 25s
—What We Covered 2m 20s

—Introduction 1m 2s
—Exam Overview 1m 24s
—Course Objectives 2m 4s
—Study Recommendations 1m 59s
—Exam Preparation 6m 10s
—What We Covered 2m 3s

—Introduction 0m 39s
—What Will We Be Doing? 0m 50s
—What Topics Are Covered? 1m 22s
—How to Use This Course 0m 55s
—What We Covered 0m 49s

—Introduction 0m 45s
—Computer Case External and Internal Layout 4m 38s
—Mounting the Motherboard 2m 49s
—Installing Processor into Socket 1m 49s
—Installing RAM 1m 44s
—Installing Front USB Ports 2m 33s
—Installing Drives into Drive Bays 3m 26s
—Installing Drives into Drive Cages 4m 2s
—Installing Heat Sink on CPU 3m 6s
—Installing Adapter Cards 3m 45s
—Mounting the Power Supply 2m 3s
—Connecting Power Cables - Motherboard 2m 24s
—Connecting Power Cables - Drives 1m 57s
—Connecting Data Cables 3m 37s
—Connect Cooling Fan 1m 23s
—Install Case Cover 0m 28s
—Connect External Components 3m 21s
—What We Covered 0m 41s

—Introduction 0m 50s
—Troubleshooting and Repairing Storage Devices 7m 31s
—Memory 7m 2s
—Adapter Cards 7m 0s
—Processors (CPU) 7m 24s
—Cooling Systems 5m 44s
—Power Supplies 7m 32s
—Motherboards 7m 34s
—What We Covered 1m 16s

—Introduction 5m 6s
—Disassemble Procedures for Proper Reassembly 3m 43s
—Video Card Upgrade 3m 25s
—LCD Screen 1m 32s
—Component Replacement 2m 59s
—Replacing a Thermal Cooling Assembly (Fan) 21m 15s
—Keyboard Replacement 5m 54s
—What We Covered 1m 6s

—Introduction 0m 38s
—Multimeter 6m 26s
—Power Supply Tester 3m 4s
—Cable Testers 4m 57s
—Loopback Plugs 3m 2s
—Anti-static Pad and Wrist Strap 6m 22s
—Specialty Hardware Tools 1m 52s
—PC Repair Tool Kits 2m 32s
—What We Covered 1m 29s

—Introduction 5m 42s
—Paper Jams 2m 10s
—Blank Paper 1m 56s
—Lines and Smearing 2m 15s
—Garbage Printout 1m 31s
—Ghost Image 1m 11s
—Error Codes and Status Lights 4m 1s
—Out of Memory Errors 2m 15s
—No Connectivity 3m 17s
—What We Covered 1m 41s

—Introduction 4m 28s
—Directory Commands 23m 4s
—File Commands 18m 2s
—Network Commands 27m 58s
—Diagnostic and Repair Commands 12m 10s
—What We Covered 1m 38s

—Introduction 2m 3s
—User File Location 5m 3s
—System File Location 7m 35s
—Font File Location 2m 35s
—Temporary File Location 1m 41s
—Program File Location 2m 26s
—Offline Files and Folders 2m 40s
—What We Covered 1m 47s

—Introduction 0m 51s
—System Information 9m 37s
—Regional and Language Settings 13m 34s
—Administrative Tools 28m 23s
—Device Manager 9m 5s
—Task Manager 12m 25s
—System Restore 11m 39s
—Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 4m 40s
—What We Covered 2m 13s

—Introduction 0m 50s
—Disk Management 2m 27s
—Drive Types 5m 39s
—Partition Types 7m 40s
—File Systems and Formatting 1m 30s
—Disk Partition 4m 45s
—Drive Status 3m 6s
—Mount Points and Drive Mounting 4m 30s
—Mount Point 5m 5s
—Defrag Disk Management Tool 3m 54s
—What We Covered 1m 41s

—Introduction 0m 34s
—Auto Restart Errors 4m 29s
—System Lockup 5m 29s
—Device Driver Failure 2m 20s
—Blue Screen Errors 4m 3s
—Service Start Up Issues 4m 56s
—Application Install, Start of Load Failure 5m 41s
—Windows Printing Problems 6m 30s
—Boot Errors 8m 35s
—Start Up Errors 2m 49s
—System Performance and Optimization 17m 43s
—What We Covered 2m 24s

—Introduction 1m 59s
—TCP/IP Protocol 12m 50s
—Mail Protocol 3m 33s
—FTP Settings 5m 36s
—Proxy Settings 6m 41s
—Secure Connections Protocols 3m 28s
—Firewall Settings 4m 31s
—Network Diagnostic Tools 5m 16s
—What We Covered 2m 42s

—Introduction 1m 57s
—Network Connections 5m 11s
—LAN Speeds 3m 26s
—DSL Physical Installation 5m 0s
—Cable Physical Installation 1m 23s
—Satellite Physical Installation 1m 8s
—Wi-Fi Physical Installation 1m 26s
—Configuring Boradband Routers 9m 17s
—Configure Firewall Settings 9m 18s
—Configuring Wireless Access Points 8m 20s
—Basic VoIP 3m 2s
—What We Covered 1m 55s

—Introduction 12m 22s
—Researching Malware 4m 31s
—Malware Mitigation Strategies 4m 8s
—Antivirus Software 8m 0s
—Virus Remediation 8m 14s
—Educate End Users 2m 39s
—What We Covered 1m 48s

—Introduction 1m 44s
—Local Users and Groups 4m 8s
—User Account Control (UAC) 1m 57s
—NTFS Permissions 10m 53s
—System Files and Folders 1m 50s
—Shared Files and Folders 5m 21s
—Combining NTFS and Shared Folder Permissions 3m 43s
—Encryption (BitLocker, EFS) 3m 16s
—User Authentication 1m 48s
—Bios Security 3m 3s
—What We Covered 2m 11s

—Introduction 1m 2s
—Exam Overview 2m 23s
—Course Objectives 1m 33s
—Study Recommendations 2m 18s
—Exam Preparation 7m 7s
—What We Covered 1m 34s

—Introduction 0m 46s
—What We Covered 3m 0s
—Follow-up 2m 41s
—We Value Your Opinion 1m 41s