Computer Fundamentals: Mobile Devices
by Glenn Weadock
Any aspiring computer technician must be familiar with mobile devices. From smartphones to tablets and laptops, this course explores the unique hardware and software challenges of portable computers and phones.
What you'll learn
Aspiring computer technicians must be familiar with the wide world of mobile devices. In this course, Computer Fundamentals: Mobile Devices, you will learn foundational knowledge of configuring, securing, equipping, networking, and synchronizing mobile devices. First, you will see the hardware components of laptops and tablets, including memory, storage, system board, and display. Then, you will discover procedures for performing field upgrades and repair. After that, you will explore the different connectors and ports on today’s laptops, tablets, and phones, as well as the accessories that make them more convenient and practical. Next, you will be shown how to configure both wired and wireless network connectivity and set up e-mail on portable devices. Finally, you will delve into how to ensure that settings and preferences are consistent across multiple computers, and back up data files for safety and disaster recovery. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of mobile computing needed to configure and support laptop, tablet, and smartphone users in a business environment.
About the author
Glenn E. Weadock (MDAA, MCAAA, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCITP, A+, Security+) is the president of Independent Software Inc., which he founded in 1982 after graduating from Stanford University's engineering school. ISI provides expert witness, consulting, and training services in the IT field with a focus on operating systems and networking technologies. Glenn is the author of 18 commercial books on topics such as Windows clients and servers, Microsoft certification, website design, troubleshooting, and ... moreclient/server networking, for publishers including McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Sybex, and the famous Dummies series. Glenn has developed seminars and video courses for Data-Tech Institute, Global Knowledge, and O’Reilly Media; co-authored two Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses on Windows Server 2008; and has taught PC and network troubleshooting, design, and support to tens of thousands of students in the US, UK, Canada, and Southeast Asia. Glenn advised the U.S. Justice Department in the Microsoft antitrust case, and has been an expert witness in patent cases involving companies such as IBM, Amazon, Facebook, Instagram, Disney, and LendingTree. He has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering With Distinction, from Stanford University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor societies. In his spare time, Glenn enjoys hiking, reading, and music.