iv Computer Service and Repair
The Author
For the past 40 years, Richard Roberts has been designing curriculum,
teaching Electricity and Electronics as well as Computer Technology, and
supervising technical teachers. Mr. Roberts is an accomplished programmer and
computer network technician. He has experience as the system administrator
for Novell NetWare, Microsoft NT, and IBM Token Ring networking systems. He
possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Technical Education and a Master’s degree in
Administration/Supervision. He also has CompTIA A+, Network+, iNet+, and
Security+ certifications and is a certified IT technician, remote desktop support
technician, and depot technician.
His computer experiences started as early as 1974 when he began
programming and teaching the Motorola 6800, which eventually evolved into
the Motorola 68000, once the core processor of the Apple Macintosh computer
system. Since then, Mr. Roberts has maintained his teaching status to both
instructors and students as the technology has evolved, and he has remained at
a state-of-the-art technical level through research, teaching, and applications. He
is currently an adjunct instructor at South Florida State College where he teaches
PC repair, A+ Certification, Network Fundamentals, Network+ Certification,
and many short workshops in various Microsoft business applications. He
also coauthored the textbook Electricity and Electronics as well as designed and
programmed the accompanying interactive CD-ROM.
In addition to his current position, Mr. Roberts has taught at Erwin Technical
Center and Tampa Bay Technical High School, and he has taught adults in the
military service. His time is now divided between computer consulting and
applications, teaching students and instructors, and writing textbooks and other
ancillary instructional materials. Occasionally, he goes fishing, but not too often.