Program Overview

Fundamentals of Operating Systems

Overview

This course, along with A+ Essentials – Hardware, validates knowledge of basic computer hardware and operating systems, covering skills such as installation, building, upgrading, repairing, configuring, troubleshooting, optimizing, diagnosing, and preventive maintenance, with additional elements of security and soft skills. The Essentials Exam validates the basic skills needed by entry-level service technicians, regardless of job environment. It is recommended that students complete A+ Essentials Hardware before registering for this course.

Admission Requirements

You may enroll in a Continuing Education course at Canadore College if you are 19 years of age or older or if you have earned an Ontario Secondary School Diploma/Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent.

Registration

We recommend that you use a computer to complete the online registration process, as you may encounter an error if using a device such as a phone or tablet. If you have already encountered an error when registering, please contact us.

What You Need

Most college-level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student's responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.

Program Information

• Overview
• Admission Requirements
• Registration
• What You Need
• Learning Outcomes
• Experiential Learning

Course Details

• Code: ITT117
• Type: Part-Time
• Intake:
• Campus: Online
• Duration: 14 weeks