Forensic Computer Examiner Certificate Curriculum

在本课程中,你会熟悉它的车eers and computer hardware basics. Various career paths in the IT field will be outlined. You’ll also learn about the internal workings of a computer system and be able to identify and explain the function of motherboards, memory, hard drives, and power and storage accessories. Finally, the use of a multimeter will be discussed and its relation to working with computer systems.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand how to use your Student Portal.
• Access the Penn Foster Community and use it to find answers.
• Connect with Penn Foster on various social media sites.
• Identify different IT careers and their functions
• Explain the parts of a computer system
• Classify the internal functions of motherboards, firmware, PC computing storage, and power
• Point out the fundamentals and applications of manual multimeters

In this course you will become familiar with the steps to building a computer system. There are different components to combine and specifications that are dependent on the customer’s needs. You’ll also learn about the process of networking and the various types of hardware needed to build a local area network. While working in the field you will also need skills with portable and mobile computer systems. Upon the completion of this course, you’ll be able to select and configure an appropriate system for yourself or a customer.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Analyze the external components of a computer system and how they work for customers
• Distinguish elements of networking, including local area networks and wide area networks
• Categorize portable and mobile computer systems

Learn how to write business and technical documents.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Organize your material logically and systematically.
• Use action verbs effectively and construct paragraphs.
• Conduct research and document sources

This course will give you in-depth instruction on the Windows (OS) operating system. You will learn about important networking software tools and Windows administrative utilities. The popular MAC and Linux operating systems are introduced as well as common commands used with the CLI (Command Line Interface) and scripting. Important network security concepts are covered. You will also learn how to work with customers to provide appropriate customer service.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Identify three common operating systems
• Summarize the processes of operating systems installation, maintenance, and upgrade
• Describe the troubleshooting process for operating systems
• Relate software to networking
• Categorize computer security in the IT field
• Define operational procedures for a career as an IT Support Specialist

In this course, you’ll learn how computers communicate with each other and how to form networks.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Learn network fundamentals.
• Discover how local area networks and wide area networks work.
• Understand how to maintain, troubleshoot, and secure a network.
• Become familiar with the devices used for connecting networks

Explore the foundations of the Internet: the servers, clients, and technologies that link them together.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Learn website configuration, while examining common hosting environments, including Windows® and Unix®-based platforms.
• Create and configure your own web server.

Many situations require an understanding of ethics: difficult dilemmas with difficult solutions and outcomes. However, to act ethically is crucial to public protection and the integrity of the legal profession.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Learn about morality and ethics within the context of human behavior.
• Examine issues of ethics and law enforcement.
• Learn about the ethics of both punishment and corrections.
• Complete a research project in which you’ll give your ethical solution to five fact scenarios.

Cyberspace is an environment favorable to committing some traditional crimes and to creating new ones.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Learn to classify computer crimes in terms of targets, means, and incidentals.
• Explore the processing of information at the scene, including taking pictures, making sketches, looking for trace evidence, locating evidence, and bagging and tagging.

犯罪从身份ft to e-terrorism potentially affecting millions, it’s vital that those in the field of investigation and law enforcement be up-to-date on the latest in evidence collection and investigative techniques, and the countless ways in which criminals can leave electronic traces of their activities.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Learn the concepts and practices involved in computer forensics.
• Identify the tools, ranging from graphical user interface (GUI) acquisition software to hex editors.
• Write reports.
• Follow rules of evidence.
• Give testimony in court.