Unit 2 P7 updated

Test	Method	Expected outcome	Actual outcome	Action required?
Software applications open and work as intended	Open applications and check to see if they work. i.e. open word.	The applications would open and work.	The applications worked and all open.	No action required.
Default folder settings are correct	Look through your folders and put passwords on some check to see if you can place folders inside each other.	You are able to put passwords onto folders and can move folders around.	Was able to put passwords and could hide/unhide folders.	No action required.
Desktop shortcuts go to the right place	Open shortcut and check whether it takes you to the right place i.e. internet opens the internet.	The selected desktop shortcut takes you to the right place.	All the shortcuts worked and took me to the right place.	No action required.
The correct device drivers are installed	Check that the right device driver is installed i.e. for a printer or graphics card. See if it recognises a printer.	The printer is recognised so the right device driver must be installed.	The printer was not recognised.	Had to install the printer device driver that came with the printer.
The correct paper sizes are set for printing	Print something out onto A4 check to see if it worked then do the same for A3.	The print comes out on the right size paper.	The A4 print came out on A3.	I had to change the setting so that it prints onto A4.
Menu options work as intended	Check that the menu works and that all the options take you to the right place.	That the programmes take you to the right place.	The programmes all took me to the right place and the menu settings were correct	No action required.
The correct date and time are set	Check the date and time manually and change if needed.	The date and time is correct.	The date was wrong and the time was fast.	Reset the time and date so that it is correct.

Unit 2 M3

The Intel i7 was tested in 2011 and the Mac was tested in 2009. The scores are very different. The Intel i7 has a better score, the Intel i7 has more RAM with it scoring 175 compared to the Macbook which scored 108. The CPU test shows that the Intel i7 has a higher score than the Mac which means that the Mac has a slower central processing unit meaning that programmes will open slower. The graphics score was higher on the Intel i7 with 2485 3D frames per second and the Mac having 70 3D frames per second. The scores for the hardware tests were similar with the Intel i7 scoring 18 and the Mac scoring 16 although the drive write speed of the Intel i7 was 143MB/s and the Mac had 40MB/s. 

unit 2 P8

Witness statement
Learner name		Emma-Louise Spence
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
Emma-louise demonstrated that she can create a specified file structure. She set up the operating system to perform back-up procedures, automatic scheduling and deletion of unwanted data. She set up the operating system to archive and defragmented the computer. She set it up to delete temporary files. She showed that she could perform routine maintenance on the computer by cleaning the keyboard, mouse, display screen, replacing the printer paper. She also replaced the mouse.
Witness name	Kirsty Gemmill		Job role	Student
Witness signature	Kirsty Gemmill		Date	25/05/14
Assessor name
Assessor signature			Date

Unit 2 P7

This is the table I designed to show the results of the following tests.

Test	Result
Software applications open and work as intended	The software opens as it is meant to.
Default folder settings are correct	The settings are correct for the default settings.
Desktop shortcuts go to the right place	The desktop shortcuts go to the right place.
The correct device drivers are installed	The right device drivers are installed.
The correct paper sizes are set for printing	The printer paper sizes are correct.
Menu options work as intended	The menu options work as they are meant to.
The correct date and time are set	The time and date are set correctly.

Unit 2 P6

Witness statement
Learner name		Emma-Louise Spence
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
Emma-Louise was able to change the icon size to large, she was able to change the font size as well. She also changed the background to red.
Witness name	Kirsty Gemmill		Job role	Student
Witness signature	Kirsty Gemmill		Date	22/05/14
Assessor name
Assessor signature			Date

Unit 2 M1 Updated

Function	Windows XP	Mac OS
Machine and peripheral management	Windows is compatible with the majority of hardware out there, you can go to the shop and buy a keyboard and it will work.	Mac and windows are similar; they can both run the majority of hardware out there on the market.
Security	Windows has security functions such as password protection for different user accounts and firewall.	On the apple mac, a password is needed to share files. Mac also has the user account password. Time machine is what apple uses to control its security, time machine is used to back up files and keep them safe. It allows people to restore the system or files from the recovery hard drive.
File management	Windows has a file manager and it shows a list of documents that are stored and this allows you to move the files around and store them in different places. You can choose how the files appear, they can be icons, in a list or have the details of the file shown.	Mac systems use finder which is similar to the windows system but uses appropriate icons to show you what is stored on the computer. Mac uses cover flow to show you the documents you have in a folder. Cover flow is where you see a snapshot of the file so you can choose what file you want to open.
Device drivers	When buying programs that need device drivers on windows an installation programme is provided and you have to manually install it.	With Mac you cannot change things like graphics cards if the system is closed. All the drivers that you need are included in the operating system.
The ability to customise	Windows is easy to customise, you can change the background using the control panel where you can change the profile picture on the user accounts, the password and the appearance of your computer. You can customise colours, size of text, volume.	Unlike windows on a mac it is harder to customise the computer; you can still change the background screen. You need to install additional software to customise most of the desktop.
The support for connectivity of portable media	Windows supports the majority of types of media, if it is connected by USB, headphones, CD’s, DVD’s and other computer peripherals.	Mac supports the same things as windows as long as the computer has the right connection.
Stability and reliability	The programmes on windows are installed onto the computer rather than the operating system.	Mac installs the programmes onto the operating system.
Ease of man agement	Windows is one of the easiest operating systems to use. It is simple to use. Windows has the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and you can choose which items appear on the taskbar. This makes it easier to access the applications that you use the most often.	Mac is also easy to use but it is newer. Mack uses a something called The Dock and this is the bar or icons at the bottom of the screen, it shows you the applications that you have on the computer and you can choose which ones appear.
Associated utilities	Windows have more on offer.	Mac also has lots of applications on offer.

Apple mac time machine

Apple mac cover flow

Apple mac The Dock

Windows task bar