Learn basic and advanced IT concepts in this free online course required to become a competent IT technician. Organisations constantly need experts to help diagnose, repair and maintain computer hardware and software systems. These professionals are called ‘IT technicians’. Becoming an IT technician requires the right professional skills and the ability to apply them. This advanced computing course provides the problem-solving skills and technical knowledge required to perform computer diagnostics, repairs and maintenance as an IT technician.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187744 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Distinguish between the hardware and software components of a computer system • Select cloud computing services and infrastructure based on an organisation's migration strategies • Discuss the prospects, education, certification and other requirements for becoming an IT technician • Explain how to troubleshoot and repair the Windows operating system • Outline the features of a computer’s motherboard, processor and memory • Classify data storage devices by type, capacity, speed and data recovery methods • Identify the models, providers, benefits and risks of cloud computing • Analyse a network for cyber security threats and attack vectors • Discuss IT project management, including the tools, techniques and Agile methodologies |
| Course Code | 5993 |
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