2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog 
    
    Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Surry Community College Catalog
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CTS - 120 Hardware/Software Support


Class Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
When Offered: Spring

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Local Prerequisite(s): None
Local Co-requisite(s): None

This course covers the basic hardware of a personal computer including installation operations and interactions with software. Topics include component identification, memory-system, peripheral installation and configuration, preventive maintenance, hardware diagnostics/repair, installation and optimization of system software, commercial programs, system configuration and device-drivers. Upon completion, students should be able to select appropriate computer equipment and software upgrade/maintain existing equipment and software and troubleshoot/repair non-functioning personal computers.



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