Overview

Take your first step towards a career in Tech Support or Network Administration with a Pearson Assured Diploma in Hardware & Networking. Designed to enable students to experience real world issues and devise practical solutions in an interactive, hands-on environment.

Pearson Assured is a service that assures the quality of the processes underpinning the design, delivery, quality assurance and/or assessment of the organisation’s own education or training programmes. This service quality assures the organisation’s processes, not specific qualifications or training programmes offered by ESOFT.

Suitable for

• School leavers (after O/L or A/L)
• Anyone who wishes to obtain comprehensive knowledge on maintaining hardware, software and network configurations

Programme Structure

This programme is delivered in 2 modules:

• Module 1: Certificate in PC Hardware Engineering
• Module 2: Certificate in Network Administration

Module 1 : Certificate in PC Hardware Engineering

• The Total Computer System
• Introduction to PC Hardware
• Identify Hardware Components
• Motherboard Components & Bus Architecture
• The CPU Evolution & Architecture
• Types of RAM
• Identifying different types of Expansion cards
• Assembling and Disassembling of different types of PCs
• Hard disk architecture
• Preparing the hard disk drive to install system software
• Installing and configuring Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 7 & Linux
• Troubleshooting & Maintenance

Module 2 : Certificate in Network Administration

• Introduction to Computer Networks
• Different types of architectures of Computer Networks
• IP Addressing & Subnetting
• Network Devices
• Designing the Network
• Cable Crimping & Testing
• Installing & Configuring Windows Server 2008
• DNS, DHCP, Active Directory
• Defining Users, Access Levels & Securityy
• Practical Project

Training mode

Classroom sessions and interactive, hands-on practicals

Assessment Method

Written and practical exam

Duration

4 Months / 45 Hours

Course Fee 

Rs.32,500

Instalments

Rs.12,500 + (Rs.10,000 x 2)