February - 2017

Computer Assembly Part 1

Computer Assembly Part 1

Our CompTIA A+ class (CNT 51) is starting to build the computers I previously posted about. The first step was to take an inventory of equipment. The students took everything out of their boxes, counted them and placed them on a shelf for storage until we could get going. Next the students inspected the components and read the motherboard manual. The toughest part was determining where the case connectors connect to the motherboard. It usually is the hardest part. A goo

Amazing Gaming PC

Amazing Gaming PC

Don, Was surfing the web and found this article about the cost to build a gaming rig. The article prices out the part and gives reason why you would want to include them in your rig, if you were building one. Considering the fact that we're building/updating the computer I thought it might be viable for your blog http://www.ebay.com/gds/how-to-build-an-amazing-gaming-pc-without-breaking-the-bank/5819104e7471130cc2c9accc/g.html?roken2=ta.pRnV0dXJl Jeffrey Graham #Hardware #A #

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VLAN Basics

VLAN Basics

Virtual Local Area Networks, or VLANs, are a great way to help you segment network traffic. Often network traffic is segment for security or performance reasons. This is a very important concept as many medium to large networks will use. Home or small office networks won’t typically use VLANs, however, security and performance concerns may make VLANs advantageous. Higher end switches will have VLAN features. Here is a basic video on the concept of VLANs. #VLAN #Network #

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College Day at RSA Conference 2017

College Day at RSA Conference 2017

A number of Students from Las Positas College took advantage of attending college day at RSA Conference. College day had free admission and career oriented sessions for specifically for students looking into a career in cybersecurity. A number of us attended sessions and visited only one side of the vendor expo hall. Here are some pictures in the career session and on the expo floor. Students will be posting their experiences later on this blog. #RSAC It was a great expe

Building a Career as a Systems Admin

Building a Career as a Systems Admin

If you are interested in employment beyond help desk and would like to work on servers, your best bet is to pursue a systems admin position. Systems admins work directly on systems, typically servers, typically in server farms or data centers. Windows server has the lion’s portion of the market share the best thing for your resume is to have some Microsoft Windows Server certification. To get a MCSA in Server 2016 you will need to take the follow 3 exams. I have included li

Real Life Experience for A+ Cert.

Real Life Experience for A+ Cert.

My CNT 51 class, CompTIA A+ certification course, will be assembling 40 computers for Las Positas’ upcoming All Academy Day on April 1. Students will be applying the skill they have learned in class to build and assemble 40 computers for production use. This activity will help students get experience in computer hardware and implementation. In the photo above you can see the computer parts still in the boxes. Once complete I will post about the experience from students. Mo

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