Unit 2 P8

Learner name		Ethan Ogden
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment		P8
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
Using the computer system provided, carry out the following routine maintenance:                                        Create a file structure under user as follows A folder labelled with your name and within this folder create 3 folders labelled Home, Work and Study    Configure the operating system to perform the following:       back-up procedures        automatic scheduling and deletion of unwanted data         archiving        defragmentation        deleting temporary files         Cleaning keyboard, mouse, display screen of the computer provided                 replacing consumables printer paper in the printer provided          replacing the damaged mouse
Assessment and grading criteria
Task 4. Undertake routine maintenance tasks on a standalone computer system. P8
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
Ethan completed this assessment by successfully completing all of the tasks above. He successfully showed that he is able to create a specified file structure. He set up the operating system to archive and carried on to defragment the computer. He deleted the temporary files. He then safely maintained the computer by cleaning the keyboard, mouse and also the display screen to a high quality. He then replaced the damaged mouse with a fully working one. By doing all this to a high level of quality he has completed P8.
Witness name	Liam Paterson		Job role	Student
Witness signature	L.Paterson		Date	22/05/14
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Unit 2 P6

Learner name			Ethan Ogden
Qualification			BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title			Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment			Set up and maintain a computer system
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
Task 2 (P6) Using the computer system provided: Change the icon size to large Change the font size to large colour/background to red
Assessment and grading criteria
P6.configure a computer system to meet user needs For P6, learners must configure some basic system settings, such as left and right mouse buttons, powersaving options, screen resolution, desktop theme, font size, default language setting, default folder locations etc.
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
Ethan was successful in changing the size of the icons from medium to large, he then went on to change the size of the font to large and make the background red. He did this by right clicking the desktop and going into ‘View’ to change the icon size. ‘Personalize’ to change the background colour, and searched for ‘ClearType’ in the search bar and changed the font size to large.
Witness name		Liam Paterson		Job role	Student
Witness signature		L.Paterson		Date	23/05/14
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Assessor signature				Date

Unit 2 P7

Test	Expected Result	Actual Result
Software applications open and work as intended	Things such as Microsoft Office, Google Chrome and Photoshop should all load and run smoothly.	All applications were successful in loading and they all ran smoothly.
Default folder settings are correct	When I download a file from the internet it should save into the download folder.	The file successfully saved to the download folder.
Desktop shortcuts go to the right place	When I click the Google Chrome desktop shortcut it should proceed to load Google Chrome.	When I clicked the shortcut Google Chrome was successfully loaded.
The correct device drivers are installed	When I go onto the device management all my devices should be successfully installed.	All my devices were successfully installed.
The correct paper sizes are set for printing	When I print a document from Microsoft Word it should fit the A4 page.	When I printed my document it successful fitted on the page.
Menu options work as intended	When I click on the start menu and click ‘My Pictures’ it should successfully load.	‘My Pictures’ was successful in loading.
The correct date and time are set	The time and date in the bottom right hand corner should be accurate to my location.	The time and date where both correct.

Unit 2 M3

P5 Unit 2

Witness statement
Learner name		Ethan Ogden
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment		P5 set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components [SM3]
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
After making a successful start in your role as an IT trainer for the IT Support Department of RS Components, you have been have been asked to prepare training material of a more advanced and practical kind. Before you are allowed to do this you are required to prove your abilities in hardware and software upgrades. Task Achieved Date achieved Connect a monitor to a computer         Y 13.5.14 Connect a keyboard to a computer         Y 13.5.14 Connect a mouse to a computer         Y 13.5.14 Demonstrate where the graphics card is installed         Y 13.5.14 Install MS Office 2003         Y 13.5.14 Install MS security essentials         Y 13.5.14 Create a user account         Y 13.5.14 Configure system software, application software and documents         Y 13.5.14
Assessment and grading criteria
P5 set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components [SM3] For P5, learners must install at least one hardware and one software component in a stand-alone system. This is best evidenced with a witness statement or observation record and screen shots. Learners must use suitable safety equipment/tools and pay due regard to health and safety issues.
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
Ethan was successful in achieving all of the above tasks. He was given a computer with the monitor, keyboard and mouse all unplugged. First he plugged the monitor into the computer, followed by the keyboard and mouse. After each of these was successfully plugged in, Ethan plugged the computers power lead in and switched on the computer. After the computer loaded Ethan successfully created a user account on the computer, he then inserted the MS Office 2003 disk and installed Office. He then inserted the MS security essentials disk and was successful with the installation.
Witness name	Liam Paterson		Job role	Student
Witness signature	Liam Paterson		Date	13.5.14
Assessor name	Chris Sumpter
Assessor signature	C. Sumpter		Date	14.5.14

P3 Unit 2

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Unit 2 P2

An operating system is a layer of control which allows the user to interface between the hardware and the software. The operating system is in charge of managing the computer and it allows the user to run software. 

There are many different operating systems available, but the most popular ones are windows, mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux. 

Most modern operating systems have a GUI and multitasking features. A GUI is graphic user interface and it is what you see on your monitor, it allows you to easily access installed programs. Multitasking is when you run two or more programs at a given time, early systems did not support this, so when you were running painting software and you wanted to change to text editor you would have to close the painting software in order to run the other piece of software.
Modern computers allow you to run almost limitless software at the same time as a result of large amounts of RAM and powerful multi core CPUS.

The three main types of operating systems are Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

Most operating systems now come with their own security, for example Windows 8 features Windows Defender, this is a program that runs in the background and notifies you when you need to take an action, it also allows you to scan your computer for malware if your computer is running slow or isn’t working, it also protects you online and prevents you clicking on virus links or emails containing a virus.  

Windows features ‘My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, My Videos and Downloads’ this allows you to manage your files as soon as you get the computer and want to transfer documents across from an old computer etc. All files that you download should automatically go into your ‘Download’ folder, but you are able to choose where your files save to. You are also able to create folders in these main folders to make your files neater and easier now to navigate.