Today we started off with the usual ICS Lessons, we finished lesson 14 today so I'm pretty sure tomorrow will be our last day of IC3. The main thing we worked on was Communicating Online and getting some practice of how you should present yourself. After break we were paired up and given a task to make a PowerPoint about points on communicating online, Thomas and I completed this fairy quick in my opinion, this is what we came up with..
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! >:D
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
10/29/2013 - Blog
Today we started off with the usual IC3 lessons, with the main chunk of it was networking once again. One of the tasks Greg was wanting us to do was to post 2 videos onto our blog that would explain Peer-to-Peer networking and Client/Server networking.
This video will explain Peer-to-Peer networking~
This video here will explain Client/Server networking~
The other task we had to do was about Static and Dynamic IPs. the advantages to Permanent or Static IP address is you will be having a unique identity. You can announce yourself to the internet and people can access you, say for example you are running a web server from where people will see your website, you may be running a file server from where your clients are downloading or uploading critical data. You need a static IP only when you need to be permanently visible to Internet.
Now if you were ever wanting to obtain a Static IP you can purchase one from HERE for 9.95/Mo
What can you do with a Dynamic if you need it to appear Static? I recommend THIS hopefully this will answer some of your questions!
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
This video will explain Peer-to-Peer networking~
This video here will explain Client/Server networking~
The other task we had to do was about Static and Dynamic IPs. the advantages to Permanent or Static IP address is you will be having a unique identity. You can announce yourself to the internet and people can access you, say for example you are running a web server from where people will see your website, you may be running a file server from where your clients are downloading or uploading critical data. You need a static IP only when you need to be permanently visible to Internet.
Now if you were ever wanting to obtain a Static IP you can purchase one from HERE for 9.95/Mo
What can you do with a Dynamic if you need it to appear Static? I recommend THIS hopefully this will answer some of your questions!
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Monday, October 28, 2013
10/28/2013 - Blog
Today we started off with lesson 12 in our IC3 books, the lesson was
about World Wide Web. The first thing we did was comparing search and
speed between different web browsers, and from what I've noticed Firefox
was the best. After that we got into Networking and took notes for just
under an hour. The first task we got was locating our NIC card and
finding the speed of it, if anyone was having troubles finding where
your NIC card is located follow these steps below!
1.) click the start button in the bottom left
2.) type in Device Manager into the search bar
3.) locate "Network adapters"
thats where you'll find your NIC card!
1.) click the start button in the bottom left
2.) type in Device Manager into the search bar
3.) locate "Network adapters"
thats where you'll find your NIC card!
After we did that task, we were asked to put some computers into a home group and see if you can still share folders/files and what happens to non windows 7 computers in this situation. I could not finish this task because of this..
After this we started to do some basic electrician stuff where we had to strip wires and put on crystals and test them with a multi-meter to see if we did it correctly, I didn't get to do all of them because we ran out of time but I'm looking forward to doing more of that tomorrow, I enjoy doing electrician stuff :)
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
10/24/2013 - Blog
When we got to class, we dove a little bit more into printers, the main task we had to do was to print this file we got as a brochure and make the printer staple it in the middle of the page. After that we did some more note taking about Authentication and Authorization in XP Vista/7
Near the end of the day we got into groups of three and each group was given different tasks, The task we had to do was to set up sharing settings to where 3 normal users can send in files but ONLY a Admin be able to read them, As we found out with the XP versions we had, its impossible. This is the video we filmed, Sorry for the quality and the backround noise
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Near the end of the day we got into groups of three and each group was given different tasks, The task we had to do was to set up sharing settings to where 3 normal users can send in files but ONLY a Admin be able to read them, As we found out with the XP versions we had, its impossible. This is the video we filmed, Sorry for the quality and the backround noise
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
10/02/2013 - Blog
We did this task a while back when we were learning about PowerPoint. The main task that we had to do was to create a power point where we ask 5 common IT questions about troubleshooting. THIS is the power point I created.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
10/23/2013 - Blog
We started off today with some notes, but we started something new.. Printers! we took notes for a good hour where we learned about how a printer functions and actually prints something onto paper. Near the end of the day some of us were given some label stickers and we had to print off some information onto a single sticker. Once I finished that we were given 2 tasks that we should share onto our blog. One was create a memo on how a laser printer works, This is my memo~
After we finished that we also had to compare Inkjet printers with three lesser common printer, This is what I came up with
Shortly after starting these tasks class ended, So we'll probably dive into more printing stuff tomorrow or sometime in the future.
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After we finished that we also had to compare Inkjet printers with three lesser common printer, This is what I came up with
Shortly after starting these tasks class ended, So we'll probably dive into more printing stuff tomorrow or sometime in the future.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
10/22/2013 - Blog
So today in class we started off with notes instead of the usual IC3 lessons. The notes we were taking were mainly about how to do certain things with XP and Vista/7. I still use XP on my computer at my house so I'm more familiar with that but since this laptop, I think I'm switching over to Vista/7. One of this things we had to do on our laptops was to set a back up, which I've always wanted to do but I always put it aside because I was wanting to do other things instead of setting a back up so today was a good excuse to finally get that done.
Another thing that we did was adding a new table to our DB we did on Monday which we had to name it as HDD/RAM and add Speed, Part,Brand and computer name and we would get extra marks if we did it within Greg's time limit. Me and 2 others I think we're the only ones who got bonus marks which I was surprised because it was fairly simple. So I figured I would post the steps I did to complete it.
1. Create a new Table
2. Save it as HDD and RAM
3. Enter in... Speed - Brand - Part - Capacity - Computer Name
4. Enter in the data you obtained from your compaq into the appropriate fields
5. In the Create tab click Form
6. Save it and you're done.
It really is that simple so I hope this helps you guys out.
Thank you for taking the time to read this~
Another thing that we did was adding a new table to our DB we did on Monday which we had to name it as HDD/RAM and add Speed, Part,Brand and computer name and we would get extra marks if we did it within Greg's time limit. Me and 2 others I think we're the only ones who got bonus marks which I was surprised because it was fairly simple. So I figured I would post the steps I did to complete it.
1. Create a new Table
2. Save it as HDD and RAM
3. Enter in... Speed - Brand - Part - Capacity - Computer Name
4. Enter in the data you obtained from your compaq into the appropriate fields
5. In the Create tab click Form
6. Save it and you're done.
It really is that simple so I hope this helps you guys out.
Thank you for taking the time to read this~
Monday, October 21, 2013
10/21/2013 - Blog
Today during class we focused only on Access, I personally did not
like doing Access stuff at all but after getting to know more about the
functions and the purpose Access I've become to like it more. We did a
few tasks which I had a hard time at first but its not too bad once you
get to know it. We were also given a few questions to answer on our blog
so here you go, the questions were...
Why track this type of information in a DB instead of a spreadsheet?:
Answer: In my opinion its better to use a DB instead of a spreadsheet simply because of the reports you can make, Its even more organized and gives it a professional look.
Describe at least two ways you expect to retrieve the data:
Answer: Two ways of retrieving data would be to use a Form and a Query
Right after break we were right back into Access, I'm not that great with Access so I've been looking online for some tips for using it, and I found THIS it gave me a few ideas and found out some stuff that I didn't know about so maybe it could help a few of you guys out.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Why track this type of information in a DB instead of a spreadsheet?:
Answer: In my opinion its better to use a DB instead of a spreadsheet simply because of the reports you can make, Its even more organized and gives it a professional look.
Describe at least two ways you expect to retrieve the data:
Answer: Two ways of retrieving data would be to use a Form and a Query
Right after break we were right back into Access, I'm not that great with Access so I've been looking online for some tips for using it, and I found THIS it gave me a few ideas and found out some stuff that I didn't know about so maybe it could help a few of you guys out.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Friday, October 18, 2013
10/18/2013 - Blog
Today we started off with more IC3 lessons but this time we were working with PowerPoint to get us some more practice. We had a couple tasks where we had to create and edit presentations to make them more professional. Exploring Seattle is one of the presentations that I edited. We also created another presentation but this time when we were done, we had to hook it up to a projector and get that working as well, I even manged to figure out how to have notes up on my laptop that I could look at without it showing up on the screen. I'll provide you with some basic steps on how to get a projector working Here
At the end of the day we finished off with more command prompt where we had to create, then copy/move that file, I noticed a few others as well as me having some trouble doing so, This is a basic guide on how to copy/move a file, I hope this can help some of you that were having troubles.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
At the end of the day we finished off with more command prompt where we had to create, then copy/move that file, I noticed a few others as well as me having some trouble doing so, This is a basic guide on how to copy/move a file, I hope this can help some of you that were having troubles.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Thursday, October 17, 2013
10/17/2013 - Blog
Today we started off with the usual IC3 lessons where we focused more on Excel. We did a few tasks where we had to organize peoples budget/income sheets and also create a graph for this tour group that shows how active it is on each month.
Here is a link to the tour group Excel sheet that I did, Personally I found doing this a lot easier than the other task we did, mainly because I don't have the hang of formulas at the moment. This is the link that will show you the organization we did for Lynda's financial record, I had a hard time with this and I'm not sure if its 100% complete yet. I will be working on it more though was just wanted to show you all what I got done in class today.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Here is a link to the tour group Excel sheet that I did, Personally I found doing this a lot easier than the other task we did, mainly because I don't have the hang of formulas at the moment. This is the link that will show you the organization we did for Lynda's financial record, I had a hard time with this and I'm not sure if its 100% complete yet. I will be working on it more though was just wanted to show you all what I got done in class today.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
10/16/2013 - Blog
Today in class we started off with the usual IC3 book. To be honest I really appreciate this book because its pretty much a manual for Windows 7 and Microsoft Office on hand. One of the lessons we did today was to make this documentation look more professional and add some "features" into it, I'll provide a link to my post earlier today so you can see what I did. Life's Medicine Post
After break we went to our compaqs to play around with the Recovery System and some of the features it can do. I noticed that a few people either didn't note it or forgot about the commands that would be useful so I thought I should provide a link to the notes that we took that pretty much have all the answers for what we did today. Commands and Command Prompt
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
After break we went to our compaqs to play around with the Recovery System and some of the features it can do. I noticed that a few people either didn't note it or forgot about the commands that would be useful so I thought I should provide a link to the notes that we took that pretty much have all the answers for what we did today. Commands and Command Prompt
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
10/15/2013 - Blog
Yesterday we spent the day doing more lessons from our IC3 book where the majority of it was playing around with customization and learning the tools of Microsoft Word. At first while I was reading it sounded extremely simple and pointless to read, but really it wasn't as simple as it looks. I learned a good amount doing the lessons and I'm glad about that. It should help me out with the final exam (I hope)
Near the ending of class Curtis and I had to wipe a hard drive that was no good anymore, and we used the UBCD I had to do so. I made a valuable mistake where I nuked the hard drive along with my USB that had UBCD on it so now I know what NOT to do haha. So if I have any tips for anyone who's wiping a drive with a USB, Make sure you know what it is exactly that you're wiping.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Near the ending of class Curtis and I had to wipe a hard drive that was no good anymore, and we used the UBCD I had to do so. I made a valuable mistake where I nuked the hard drive along with my USB that had UBCD on it so now I know what NOT to do haha. So if I have any tips for anyone who's wiping a drive with a USB, Make sure you know what it is exactly that you're wiping.
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
09/10/2013
This day we started to learn about PowerPoint, and we we're given an assignment to put together a PowerPoint of Goldilocks and the three bears. This is the link to my slideshare that I have posted it on. Goldilocks
Friday, October 11, 2013
10/11/2013 - Blog
Today we started off the day by doing a practice exam, I got 662/1000 which honestly I thought I was going to get less, I was not prepared for it. But now I have an idea of what I need to focus learning more on so I'm glad that we had this exam.
After break we focused on what we have to be ready for with our practicum interviews/phone calls and I don't think I'm 100% ready for it. But from hearing everyone else I'm pretty positive I know what to say and how to handle it, I just gotta rehearse more. I took the time to read this article about how to prepare yourself for an interview and I would like to share it with you, If you have some time to burn I recommend giving this a quick read. Here
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
After break we focused on what we have to be ready for with our practicum interviews/phone calls and I don't think I'm 100% ready for it. But from hearing everyone else I'm pretty positive I know what to say and how to handle it, I just gotta rehearse more. I took the time to read this article about how to prepare yourself for an interview and I would like to share it with you, If you have some time to burn I recommend giving this a quick read. Here
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Thursday, October 10, 2013
10/10/2013 - Blog
Today in class we started off with more IC3 lessons. The main task we had to do was to create a FlowChart for troubleshooting a non working mouse. This is the fowchart that I created. Greg also gave us a wireless mouse and told us to use our Flowchart to figure out why it would not work, Phillepe and I found that it was the wrong receiver for that mouse haha.
After that we were back at our computers where I managed to add a partition to my C drive, that also had my OS on. I was lucky enough to not have it conflict and i managed to not lose any data off it! Also, if anyone is having trouble with Gparted I highly recommend using the UBCD that we put on our USBs a while back ago. It worked like a charm for me!
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
After that we were back at our computers where I managed to add a partition to my C drive, that also had my OS on. I was lucky enough to not have it conflict and i managed to not lose any data off it! Also, if anyone is having trouble with Gparted I highly recommend using the UBCD that we put on our USBs a while back ago. It worked like a charm for me!
Thanks for taking the time to read this~
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
10/09/2013 - Blog
Today in class we did the usual, IC3 We we're given this task where we had to create a template for this small company and provide some programs that would be useful to him in Excel. After that we went right back to our computers to have some "fun" as Greg would say haha. after getting WinXP to install on my computer from a USB, we had to install the right dirvers which i managed to do from trial and error. After that we took some A+ notes which I will need to study more for tomorrow test.
If anyone is having problems with finding the right drivers for their compaq, I recommend this website! Here I got both my Video drivers and LAN drivers from and they worked perfectly.
Thanks for taking the time to read~
If anyone is having problems with finding the right drivers for their compaq, I recommend this website! Here I got both my Video drivers and LAN drivers from and they worked perfectly.
Thanks for taking the time to read~
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
10/08/2013 Blog
Today we started off with the usual IC3 lessons which was about the Control Panel. Some of the tasks we had to do was personalizing our desktop/screensaver which was pretty much refreshing our memories and getting us used to the steps. We we're given two tasks where we had to make an awesome theme, and a very ugly theme (had fun with this one), here are the screencaps.
Ugliest Theme
Best Theme
After we finished with the IC3 tasks, we resumed to getting WinXP onto our USBs and applying them onto dekstops. I noticed a lot of people did not see the email Greg gave us, so I thought I'd share it with you in hopes it will help you http://goo.gl/WkyNOC
Thank you for reading~
Ugliest Theme
Best Theme
After we finished with the IC3 tasks, we resumed to getting WinXP onto our USBs and applying them onto dekstops. I noticed a lot of people did not see the email Greg gave us, so I thought I'd share it with you in hopes it will help you http://goo.gl/WkyNOC
Thank you for reading~
Monday, October 7, 2013
10/07/2013
So today we worked more on IC3 doing some of the tasks which i found kinda fun. One task we had to do was create a shopping list for this family and we had a 5000$ budget to do so. The other task was to find some sort of computing device for someone who was going to be away often and needed to be able to use skype and take notes when needed.
After we did those tasks we started working on what we've been doing for a couple days now which I spent trying to get UBCD onto a USB and get it to run on my computer "Chronos" and I finally did it thanks to this website! http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ If anyone els is having problems with getting ubcd onto a USB and running it on your compact, i recommend this!
Thanks for reading~
Computing Device
Shopping List
After we did those tasks we started working on what we've been doing for a couple days now which I spent trying to get UBCD onto a USB and get it to run on my computer "Chronos" and I finally did it thanks to this website! http://www.linuxliveusb.com/ If anyone els is having problems with getting ubcd onto a USB and running it on your compact, i recommend this!
Thanks for reading~
Computing Device
Shopping List
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