IT Fundamentals

IT Fundamentals lays a foundation and introduces the basics of cybersecurity and the IT world for the students. Students will be able to demonstrate how software, applications, hardware, and networks are built, maintained, and most importantly, secured. Along the way, students will examine how programming languages work and how to use the troubleshooting methodology. This course prepares the students to take the industry recognized CompTIA IT Fundamentals exam.

Number of Units

Subjects

Career & Technical Education

Grade Levels

Duration (hours)

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Standard Frameworks

CompTIA IT Fundamentals Objectives

Cyber Connections

Computational Thinking

Coding/Programming

Cybersecurity

Cryptography

Networks and Internet

Hardware and Software

Cyber Career Awareness

What You'll Teach

Unit 1 – Troubleshooting

In this unit, students will learn the troubleshooting methodology and understand how it can be used to troubleshoot problems.

Unit 2 – Programming

In this unit, students will students will be introduced to the basics of programming.

Unit 3 – Data

In this unit, students will learn about data and how it’s stored.

Unit 4 – Hardware

In this unit, students will learn about basic hardware devices for most computing systems.

Unit 5 – Networking

In this unit, students will learn the basics of networking and wireless networking.

Unit 6 – Software

In this unit, students will learn about software and the different types of software.

Unit 7 – Database

In this unit, students will learn the fundamentals of databases and the types/structures of databases.

Unit 8 – Security

In this unit, students will learn about the CIA Triad and the basics of security for networks and systems.