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CURRICULUM GUIDE 2014 COMPUTER DESIGN AND REPAIR (COP4) This hardware-focused course teaches students the parts of a computer, how they work, why they are placed in their given positions. Students will learn to fix minor issues, the importance of keeping a clean and dust-free CPU, the basics of file recovery, part exchange or replacement, and hardware upgrade, including the dangers of upgrading above a given system’s capacity. Students will learn the basics of servicing and maintaining a home or business computer, creating a network, using a dual-screen system, and choosing components. Prerequisites: None. 27