Thursday, 5 June 2014

Unit 2 P7

Test
Method
Expected outcome
Actual outcome
Action required
software applications open and work as intended
Go through the applications one by one and open them to see if they all opened and closed and worked as needed.
All applications will open properly
All applications did work to intention
No action required in this area
default folder settings are correct
Look through folders to check if folders that need to be password protected are so, and that the folders that are meant to contain folders have the right ones stored in them. You do this by going through and checking them manually
All folders will be in the correct place
Some folders where saved in the wrong place, one folder needed a password
Set password for specific folder and moved folders into correct areas.
desktop shortcuts go to the right place
Double click all desktop shortcuts and see if they need to be changed.
All desktop shortcuts should open to where they were intended to go to
All desktop shortcuts opened to the right places, but some names of the shortcuts had spelling mistakes
Rename some of the shortcuts on the desktop
the correct device drivers are installed
Check that the computer recognises the printer I have purchased along with the computer, therefor it will have the correct device driver installed for it

The right device driver is installed so the printer will work
The computer recognised the printer, so the device driver had been previously installed
No action required in this field
the correct paper sizes are set for printing
Go onto printer settings to see if they have A4 one sided as their default print selection

That A4 one sided is on as default and prints that way
Was set to A3 double sided
I had to change it from A3 double sided to A4 double sided.
menu options work as intended
Opening up the menu and clicking on the options on the menu, and they all go to the intended place and all open and close and work well

That they all work well, all options go to where they’re intended to go to.
That they all work well, all options go to where they’re intended to go to.
No action required in this field
the correct date and time are set
Check time and date in London on Google
That the time and date was correct
The time was an hour out, the date was fine
Set the clock back an hour to the correct time

Monday, 2 June 2014

Unit 2 P8

                                               

Witness statement
Learner name
Lucia Lemos
Qualification
BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title
Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment


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
First she created a file and labelled it with her name and created three more folders inside called Home Work and Study. She then set up back up procedures, automatic scheduling and deletion of unwanted data. She then deleted all temporary files. She the wiped down and cleaned the keyboard, mouse, and display screen. She found that the mouse was a little bit damaged so she threw it in the bin and replaced it by purchasing and plugging another one in. She then refilled the printer paper as it had gotten low and the printer itself was flashing a ‘Paper Low’ alert.
She then
Witness name
Callum James
Job role
Student




Witness signature
CJames
Date
23/05/2014








Assessor name






Assessor signature

Date

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Unit 2 P6

                                               

Witness statement
Learner name
Lucia Lemos
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
Lucia changed the font size to large by accessing the control panel, and changing the font size to Medium – 125% and pressing apply.

She then changed the icon size by going on to the desktop and selecting Display Properties, then click on the Appearance button. She then selected the Effects button and placed a check mark on the Use Large Icons. Then she pressed ok, then ok again to close the Display Properties dialogue box.

To change the colour, she opened up the control panel, clicked on the Desktop tab, and clicked Colour to display all available colours. She then pressed Other and dragged the mouse into the colour matrix, then clicked Add to Custom Colours and pressed Ok.

Witness name
Callum James
Job role
Student

MB


Witness signature
CJames
Date
21/05/2014








Assessor name






Assessor signature

Date