CIS 102 Introduction to Microcomputers Hardware and Software

Spring 2012

Ticket: #21962
Time & Day: On-line
Email: nance@cerritos.edu
Instructor: Wes Nance
Office: N/A
Phone: N/A

Text :
  1. Lecture: CompTIA A+ Guide to Hardware,  Managing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting, Fifth Edition, by Jean Andrews, PH.D., ISBN: 9781435487383
  2. Lab: Microsoft Office 2010, First course, ISBN: 9780538746533
Other Materials :
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, or Enterprise


For Week
Starting
Read
Chapter
Topic Project
Due
Jan 09     - Orientation Quiz & TalonNet---
16 1 Introduction to Hardware -1-
23 2 Form Factors, PSUs, Innards-2-
 30 3 Motherboards (mobos)---
Feb06 3Motherboards (mobos)-3-
13 4 Supporting Microprocessors-4-
20 5 Upgrading Memory (RAM)-5-
 27 5Upgrading Memory (RAM)-6-
Mar05 6 Supporting Hard Drives (HDDs)-7-
12 7 Input/Output (I/O) Devices-8-
19 7Input/Output (I/O) Devices-9-
 26 8 Multimedia Devices & Mass Storage  -10-
Apr09 9 PC Maintenance & Troubleshooting-11-
16 10 Networking Essentials-12-
23 11 Supporting Notebooks-13-
30 12 Supporting Printers-14-
May 07 12 Wrap-up & Catch-up-15-

*** Final Examination: Will open Monday, May 07, 2012, at 12:01 AM, and close Monday, May 14, 2012, at 11:55 PM ***

Student SLO:
Students in the class will be able to create an organized set of folders, and successfully copy, move, delete, and rename folders and files according to a model assigned by the instructor.


12 Quizzes (Keep best 10)……………………………… 160
15 Lab Projects …………………………………….…. 240
Final Exam …………………………………………… 100
500

Grading Scale

A:   450-500
B:   400-449
C:   325-399
D:   250-324
F:   Below 350