Task 1 Configure and update an operating system Marks (50)
1.1 Event viewer Marks (10)
Test your completed OS installation using any appropriate System utilities. Where possible, produce a short written explanation outlining your reasons for running these tests. (My computer, manage)
Event viewer – Detail a system warning, giving date, source and event number
1.2 Task Manager Marks (05)
Test your completed OS installation using any appropriate System utilities. Where possible, produce a short written explanation outlining your reasons for running these tests. (My computer, manage)
Task Manager – Document the following, Number of Processes running, CPU usage, Memory Usage
1.3 Device Manager Marks (05)
Test your completed OS installation using any appropriate System utilities. Where possible, produce a short written explanation outlining your reasons for running these tests. (My computer, manage)
Device Manager– Detail the Driver date and version of the Display Adaptor Verify no errors or conflicts in the device manager. Hardware ID of the Network adapter card.
1.4 Install an Application Marks (05)
Test your This computer will be used in an office environment and therefore will require the necessary software to perform various tasks such as letter writing, keeping accounts, presentations etc.
Identify and install Network Miner and any other required software onto the client.
Produce a short written explanation of what network miner is and what it is useful for. Show your work to the tutor.
1.5 Set A Firewall Rule Marks (05)
Test your This computer will be used in an office environment and therefore will require the necessary software to perform various tasks such as letter writing, keeping accounts, presentations etc.
Once installed run Network Miner in administrator mode and perform a scan. Set a firewall inbound rule to allow metwork miner to perform the scan.
Produce explanation of what a host based firewall is and what it is useful for. Show your work to the tutor.
1.6 Regedit Marks (10)
Test your This computer will be used in an office environment and therefore will require the necessary software to perform various tasks such as letter writing, keeping accounts, presentations etc.
Run Regedit and find the path where the application installed in step 1.4. Document Procedures used and explain. Show your work to the tutor.
Produce a short written explanation of what Regedit is and what it is useful for. Show your work to the tutor.
1.7 Disk defragmenter Marks (10)
Test your This computer will be used in an office environment and therefore will require the necessary software to perform various tasks such as letter writing, keeping accounts, presentations etc.
Run Disk defragmenter – Capture a screen shot. Produce a short written explanation of what Disk defragmenter is and what it is useful for. Show your work to the tutor.
