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I had some guy from home learning courses over today i sent him away saying ill think about it as i want to research first…he said that when i complete the course i can come away with a Comp TIA A+ Certification and apparently its the world standard to getting into computer maintenance etc…i just wanna know is this true? can this certificate really get me into the job i desire? or is this all a big lie just to get my money?

If you’re just getting started it is good for your resume. It shows you understand the basics of computers and networking.
A degree and an internship is much more valuable to hiring managers.

A+ is one of the most popular certifications in the IT industry and is CompTIA’s top certification and its possibly the most popular entry-level certification. My advice for a quick path into the job market would be to seek some type of administration cert… for more info visit http://www.comptia-220-702.com/

I’m in the Computer Maintenance Technology competition in the Illonois State Conference. I was just wondering what the contest is like. I have the packet that says what it could be one but I was just wondering if anyone has actually gone there. Is it the A+ test and just repairing computers? Is there indentifying parts and other troubleshooting? Thanks

It would involve any kind or repair work.

Many companies hire people to work on their help desks, looking after their workers’ computers. This kind of job can have a future, especially with a big company.

Some retail places (Best Buy Geek Squad for example) also have work in this area, so you can get a job on your resume.

When you get experience, you may be able to build your own business doing this.

There are relatively few women doing this kind of work, which turns into a real opportunity for you personally. You can make a point of how you listen carefully to a person’s problems, and find out why they’re frustrated, before you open up their computer box. Guys can be trained to to this, but as a group we tend to forget to listen.

Good luck.

I’m taking a class on computer maintenance in highschool, and we have to do these portfolios where we make a fake job resume and other stuff, so the first thing I need to do is find a real job on the internet, but I don’t know what kind to look for that I would need to use computer maintenance skills in.

Suggestions please.

check in dice.com - plenty of leads there

What are a few good online courses for computer maintenance/repair?

CBT Nuggets have some of the best online training period. The have instruction on everything from the CompTIA A+ certification, Programming, Server Administration, Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCIE training. Great stuff if you’re willing to front the cash for it. You will pass any test if you watch and understand the movie series. Also another good site is Lynda.com

I’m currently in the process of trying to open a small business and trying to figure out what I should describe the category for these skills: Virus and Spyware Removal, Remote Backup, Desktop Cleaning (Inside components, fans, etc), PC tune up (removing junk files, tweaking registry, etc). I’m leaning towards maintenance, as that is what my business is going to be the primary focus on.

Yeah, that’s maintenance.

please could some on names some ways of computer software maintenance and what they do?. eg anti malware packages.

You mean ‘Windows maintenance’ I think.

If you want a maintained computer, you would download and install ubuntu. No malware, No fragmented files, No registry, No spyware, No need to buy a new PC every 3 years.

Oh, and it’s free….

5 stars for the best answer here please

Trying to prove that by cleaning a computer, it will save a company (????) amount of money by expanding the life expectancy of a computer. Are there any statistic’s for that??

85% of computer failure is user error/ maintenance related. I literally just learned this last night in my senior level Computer Architecture class at Virgina Tech. let me see if i can find a source.

**EDIT** Its seems my memory lapsed. it says over 5 year 95% of costs are maintenance. I do not know where the study is from but i found a link to slides that match the ones my class is taught from. ill keep looking for the external source

http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/classes/hmc.cs136.200901/slides/class13_storage.ppt
slide 33

Please help me!!!!!!!…..I know nothing about programming the software…a complete guidance is required. I am even ready to learn programming.
I am having data on the excel spreadsheet , but excel is not solving my problem.

Maybe an existing templates from Microsoft Access, or FIlemaker will help?

Writing software will be difficult. You can also look for free inventory management software.

I don’t know what is required to water-cool a PC. (You don’t have to give me instructions, I don’t plan to in the near future, I’m just wondering what you have to do)

here they show what is required:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6291064-1.html