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

Unit 2 P5

Witness statement
Learner name		Emma-Louise Spence
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 YES 20/05/14 Connect a keyboard to a computer YES 20/05/14 Connect a mouse to a computer YES 20/05/14 Demonstrate where the graphics card is installed YES 20/05/14 Install MS Office 2003 YES 20/05/14 Install MS security essentials YES 20/05/14 Create a user account YES 20/05/14 Configure system software, application software and documents YES 20/05/14
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
She was able to connect the monitor, keyboard and mouse and they worked fine when she turned on the computer. She installed the graphics card and installed office and Microsoft security. She created a user account and set up a password.
Witness name	Kirsty Gemmill		Job role	STUDENT
Witness signature	Kirsty Gemmill		Date	20/05/14
Assessor name
Assessor signature			Date

Unit 2 M1

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 apart from Mac OS only connects with other Mac products.
Security	Windows has security functions such as password protection for different user accounts and firewall.	A password is needed to share files. Mac also has the user account password.
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. This process is caller explorer.exe	Mac systems use finder which is similar to the windows system but uses appropriate icons to show you what is stored on the computer.
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 has fewer programmes available so there is less to crash.
Ease of management	Windows is one of the easiest operating systems to use. It is simple to use.	Mac is also easy to use but it is newer.
Associated utilities	Windows have more on offer.	Mac also has lots of applications on offer.

Unit 2 P3

Software utilities are system software that is designed to help analyse, configure and maintain a computer. there are different types of software utilities. The ones I am going to look at are security virus protection/ firewalls, clean up tools for removal of cookies and/or internet history and/or defragmentation and drive formatting.

Security virus protection is a piece of software that protects your computer from viruses that could be harmful to the operating system, most have 2 purposes they stop you downloading a virus by scanning the file and if a virus is in the computer it gets rid of it. 

Firewalls are pieces of software that can block intruders by searching for suspicious words, domain names and stopping communication with any suspicious activity. The definition of a firewall is to protect a network or system from unauthorised access.

Clean up tools are used to stop websites storing  information about you and storing the websites you have viewed. 

Defrangmentation is a process that organises the contents of the storage devices used to store small files. This can make the computer run quicker. 

Drive formatting is when you erase all the data on the hard drive so you can use it again. 

UNit 2 P2