Things to practice for CompTIA test 220-301.

Things to practice for CompTIA test 220-301.

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The CompTIA test 220-301 is meant for entry-level computer technicians. This test measures an individual's ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware on a stand-alone computer as well as on a computer in a network. Before taking the 220-301 test, you should practice the following:

1. Identify the name of several parts in a computer and their purposes and characteristics.
2. Install the motherboard in the computer case.
3. Identify several components on the motherboard such as hard disk controller, floppy disk controller, CMOS chip, expansion slots etc.
4. Install and remove memory modules on the motherboard.
5. Install add-on cards such as display card, sound card, internal modem etc., on the motherboard.
6. Install device drivers for add-on cards installed on the motherboard.
7. Install a CPU fan.
8. Connect power supply connectors to motherboard, hard disk drive, floppy drive etc.
9. Create partitions on the hard disk drive and format partitions.
10. Install the operating system.
11. Identify system resource conflicts such as IRQ conflict and I/O address conflict between devices.
12. Configure important settings such as boot sequence, date and time, floppy disk drive parameters, hard disk drive parameters etc., in BIOS.
13. Install and remove CMOS battery.
14. Provide and erase an existing password from BIOS.
15. Identify several types of communication ports such as serial port, parallel port, USB port, IEEE 1394 port etc.
16. Identify procedures for installing and configuring common SCSI devices.
17. Identify types of network cables, their characteristics and connectors.
18. Install network interface cards on two computers and create a computer network using RG-58 co-axial cable.
19. Create a network using hub.
20. Identify the various types of preventive maintenance measures, products, and procedures including liquid cleaning compounds, types of materials to clean contacts and connections, monitors, removable media devices, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), suppressors etc.

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