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1. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Objectives
In this session, you will learn to:
Create network connections.
Install and configure web browsers.
Maintain and troubleshoot network connections.
Identify components that are specialized for laptops and
portable computing devices.
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2. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Create Network Connections
Before creating network connection, you need to
understand the following:
IP address configuration methods
Name resolution with the Domain Name System (DNS)
WINS
Workgroups
Directory services
Active directory domains
Novell eDirectory
Network client options
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3. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
IP Address Configuration Methods
Methods for assigning addresses to IP hosts are:
Manual configuration
Automatic configuration with DHCP
Automatic configuration with APIPA
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4. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
IP Address Configuration Methods (Contd..)
192.168.100.1 192.168.100.2
Manual
169.254.46.128 169.254.16.21
DHCP server
169.254.3.22 No DHCP server
DHCP
APIPA
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5. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Name Resolution with the Domain Name System (DNS)
• The Domain Name System (DNS) is the primary name
resolution service:
On the Internet
On the private IP networks
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6. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Name Resolution with the Domain Name System (DNS) (Contd..)
“.” Root
.gov .com .edu .org
everythingforcoffee ourglobalcompany citizensinfo
Host name = training.ourglobalcompany.com DNS client
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7. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
WINS
The Windows Internet Name Service (WINS):
• Microsoft’s NetBIOS name resolution service
• Reduce the number of NetBIOS name resolution
WINSClient02 WINSClient01
WINS database
WINSClient01 239.175.75.10
WINSClient02 239.175.75.11
WINSClient03 239.175.75.12
WINSClient03 WINS
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8. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Workgroups
A workgroup is a Microsoft peer-to-peer network model.
User accounts
User accounts
User accounts
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9. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Directory Services
A directory service is a centralized database that includes
objects:
Servers
Clients
Authentication
Computers
User names Centralized
administration
Passwords
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10. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Active Directory Domains
The active directory domain:
A Microsoft client/server network model
Domain controller
Active Directory
Domain member
Domain
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11. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Novell eDirectory
Novell eDirectory is Novell’s standards-based, enterprise-
level directory service.
Hierarchical tree database
Novell eDirectory directory service NetWare server
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12. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Network Client Options
• Network client options:
Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks
Microsoft Client Service for NetWare
Novell Client from Novell
Properties of Microsoft Client Service for NetWare:
Add Form Feed
Default Tree And context
Notify When Printed
Preferred Server
Print Banner
Run Login Script
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13. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Activity 11-1
Activity on Configuring
TCP/IP Manually
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14. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Activity 11-2
Activity on Configuring
TCP/IP Automatically
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15. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Activity 11-3
Activity on Installing the
NetWare Client
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16. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Activity 11-4
Activity on Removing the
NetWare Client
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17. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Install and Configure Web Browsers
Before installing and configuring Web Browsers, you need
to understand following:
Web Browsers
Web Browser Settings
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18. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Web Browsers
The Web Browser:
• A software application
• Helps locate and display web pages
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19. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Web Browsers (Contd..)
Interactive forms
Browser functionality
and navigation
controls
Graphics
Text
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20. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Web Browser Settings
Web Browser settings:
Homepage
History
Colors
Fonts
Languages
Accessibility
Security
Privacy
Advanced Settings
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21. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Activity 11-5
Activity on Configuring a
Web Browser on a
Windows XP
Computer
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22. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Maintain and Troubleshoot Network Connections
Before maintaining and troubleshooting network
connections, you need to understand following:
Preventative Maintenance Techniques
Networking Tools and Utilities
Cable Testers
Common Network Issues
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23. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Preventative Maintenance Techniques
Preventative maintenance techniques:
Disk redundancies
UPS deployment
Backup and restore
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24. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Networking Tools and Utilities
Networking tools and utilities:
ipconfig
ping
nslookup
tracert
Local Area Connection Status
Network Troubleshooters
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Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Cable Testers
A cable tester or a media tester:
An electrical instrument
Helps verify if a signal is present on a network cable
Ports for network
cable
Displays media status
Adapters for different network
types
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26. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Common Network Issues
Common network issues:
No connectivity or connection lost
Slow communications
Local connection but no Internet connection
Resource access problems
Connect by IP address not name
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27. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Laptop and Portable Computing Device Components
Following are the laptop and portable computing device
components:
Laptop Computers
Portable Computing Devices
Mobile System Boards
Mobile Processors
Mobile Hard Drive Form Factors
Mobile Memory Form Factors
Mobile Adapter Card Form Factors and Expansion Slots
Mobile Device Ports
Mobile Device Peripheral Components
Power Supplies and Batteries
Mobile Input Devices
Video Sharing
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Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Laptop Computers
A laptop computer:
Complete computer system
Small
Portable
Lightweight
Hardware components of laptop:
CPUs
Hard drives
Battery packs
Memory
Monitor
Key pad
Touch pad
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29. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Laptop Computers (Contd..)
Latches
Power button
Display
Touch pad
Keyboard
Touch pad buttons (2)
Security cable slot Power connection jack
USB port
Docking port
Modem jack PS/2 port
PC Card slots
Parallel port
Video out jack for TV
Serial port Video out Audio ports
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30. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Portable Computing Devices
A device:
With computing capability
Portable
Movable
Various types are:
PDA
Tablet PC
Notebook
Sub-notebook
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31. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Portable Computing Devices (Contd..)
Leather case to protect PDA Stylus for entering data
screen into the PDA
Recharger and connection
to computer for replication
PDA running the Palm OS
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32. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile System Boards
• The mobile system board is the portable computing device
component that acts as the backbone for the entire system.
• Smaller than PC system boards
• Reduced power consumption
• Power management and CPU throttling
• Integrated components
Video
Sound
Network interface
USB/FireWire connections
Wireless interface
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33. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Processors
• The Mobile CPU, sometimes called mobile processor or
just processor.
• Intel
• Mobile Pentium MMX
• Mobile Celeron
• Mobile Pentium
AMD
Mobile AMD Athlon
Mobile AMD Sempron
Mobile AMD Turion
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34. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Hard Drive Form Factors
• A mobile hard drive a system component, stores and
saves data for reuse.
• Can be unique to manufacturer and model
• 2.5-inch platters
• Some run at slower speeds than standard PC hard drives
• Can be difficult to access physically
• Flash memory as alternative for more compact devices
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35. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Memory Form Factors
• The mobile memory is the mobile device component that
comprises the electronic storage areas.
• Laptop memory packages:
SODIMM
MicroDIMM
Memory for Compaq Armada
Custom memory for a portable system
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36. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Adapter Card Form Factors and Expansion Slots
• A mobile adapter card circuit board helps expand the
functionality of the mobile computer device.
I: Memory
II: Adapters
III: Miniature hard drives
• Common uses for cards:
Modem
Network adapter (NIC)
Wireless network adapter
SCSI adapter
USB
IEEE 1394/FireWire
• Bus types used by PC cards:
CardBus and Zoomed Video (ZV)
eXecute In Place (XIP)
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37. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Adapter Card Form Factors and Expansion Slots (Contd..)
Uses CardBus; Is inserted into a laptop PC
is 54 mm wide by 85.6 mm long Card slot
5 mm thick
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38. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Device Ports
Mobile device ports are Mini-PCI cards expand system
functionality.
I: Can be installed anywhere in the computer chassis Memory
II: Has built-in modem and network connectors
III: Uses a SODIMM connector
Mini-PCI card
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39. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Device Peripheral Components
Mobile device peripheral component uses:
Docking stations
Port replicators
Media/accessory bays
Direct connection to ports on the mobile device
Port relicator Docking station
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for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Power Supplies and Batteries
• Power supplies (adapter) are AC based and batteries are
DC based.
• Types of batteries are:
Nickel Cadmium (NiCad)
Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH)
Li-Ion
Lithium Polymer
Zinc Air
Fuel Cell
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Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Power Supplies and Batteries (Contd..)
Power cord connects to power connector below,
and the other end plugs into an electrical outlet
Square connector with four
pins
Rectangular connector
with three pins
Ni-MH battery Li-ion batteries
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42. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Mobile Input Devices
• Mobile input devices are:
Touch screens
Touch pads
Mini keyboards
Thumb keyboards
Styluses
Function keys
Point sticks/track points
A laptop touchpad
A laptop keyboard
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43. CompTIA A+ Certification: A Comprehensive Approach
Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Video Sharing
In video sharing
Integrated video controller shares system RAM
Uses RAM for buffering
Can prevent upgrading video, RAM, or both
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Installing Windows XP Professional Using Attended Installation
for all 2006 Exam Objectives
Summary
In this session, you learned that:
How to create network connections using IP address
configuration methods and DSN technology.
How to configure web browser settings.
Preventative maintenance techniques and networking tools
help maintain and troubleshoot network connections.
Laptop and portable computing device has multiple
components, such as mobile system boards and processors.
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