Fundamental of Hardware and Operating System

 OVERVIEW

This module is intended to provide a student with a thorough understanding of the technical and practical skills involved in the maintenance and configuration of personal computers. The module will be of particular benefit to students who seek employment in a technical support role. However, it will also be of great benefit to other students because a student or computing professional who has an understanding of the practical aspects of the maintenance and configuration of a personal computer is better placed to understand other material (in, for example, computer technology, programming, data networking, etc) and to interact with staff engaged in a technical support role.

OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this module candidates will be able to demonstrate a satisfactory performance in the following areas:

• Hardware installation, configuration and upgrading: Peripherals and ports, installing disk drives, configuring peripheral devices, system upgrading and optimising.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting: Symptoms and basic troubleshooting techniques.
• Preventive maintenance, safety and environment issues: Cleaning, surge protection, high voltage hazards, storage protection,disposal procedures.
• Motherboards, processors and memory: Various types of current processors, clock speeds, types of RAM, motherboards.
• Printers and scanners: Printer types, installation and servicing; Scanners, scanner types, and installation.
• Laptops and portable devices: Types of laptops and portable devices; Introduction to WI-FI.
• Basic networking: Local Area Network (LAN), network media, troubleshooting LANs, network repair, Internet connectivity (modem, ADSL, WI-FI).
• Windows Operating System (OS) fundamentals: Windows XP, system files, command line functions, disk directories and files, system utilities.
• OS Installation, configuration and upgrading: Installing Windows XP, patches and service packs, upgrading the OS, upgrade problems, dual booting with other OSs, system start-up, working with devices, applications and printers.
• OS diagnosis and troubleshooting: Troubleshooting start-up problems, using XP System Restore, Emergency Repair, ASR backups, blue screen errors, application problems, virus symptoms, removal of viruses.
• Networking with Windows: Windows network protocols, network printing, installing other network protocols, network troubleshooting tools, Internet connectivity, private IP addresses, Internet application protocols, configuring Internet options, WAN with Windows XP, Network Address Translation (NAT), Windows XP firewall.
• Hardware and software security: Computer security risks to home and LAN users.

Course Structure

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Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3

Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Lecture 6

Lecture 7

Lecture 8

Lecture 9

Lecture 10

Lecture 11

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E-Business Complete Assignment

Introduction

With the growing use of the Internet, improvements in networking communications and the emergence of cloud computing and software that enables collaborative working, there has been a major increase in the number of individuals now working from home. Such workers may be self-employed, or may be employed by organisations that are seeking to reduce the costs associated with leasing or renting city centre offices, and/or travel and subsistence expenses. One of the results of this move to home working has been the requirement to set up an office environment within residential dwellings. As a consequence there has been a growing demand for office furniture that can be used in a study or spare room. You are an e-commerce consultant and have been approached by a local entrepreneur who wishes to exploit this increased demand for home office furniture. He wishes to offer the following range of furniture:

                           
• Chairs
• Desks
• Cupboards
• Drawer units and pedestals
• Bookcases
• Filing cabinets

He currently has no premises from which to sell the furniture. However he plans to rent warehouse space in which he can store the full range of stock that he will be offering. He does not intend to purchase or rent a shop from which to sell the furniture directly. Instead he proposes to establish a web-only business that will rely entirely on e-commerce sales. He has asked you to carry out a feasibility study that will examine some of the key issues associated with establishing and running his proposed e-commerce business.

The Assignment:

The entrepreneur has asked you to prepare the following outputs from your feasibility study:

1. A briefing document that describes the most appropriate marketing approach which he could use for attracting and retaining customers. He has also asked you to provide him with an understanding of the importance of brand management in an e-commerce environment.
2. A brief explanation of specific security issues about which he is unclear.
3. A short presentation of no more than 15 minutes which will address some of the key issues to consider as part of the planning process prior to moving ahead with the development and launch of the e-commerce site.
4. A note that discusses some of the ways in which new technologies can help to streamline the delivery processes of purchased furniture items, and which includes a suggested returns policy.

Below are the guidelines of the assignment for each task;

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Statement of Own Work


statement of own work (sample)


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Assignment Submission to Lecturer


Task 1


Task 2 (Report)


Task 2 (microsoft project file)


Task 3


Task 4


Task 5


Task 6 (report)


Task 6 (Power point file)


Task 7

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E-Business week 6

For this week, I will cover chapter 11 & chapter 12. For the assignment, I will explain it on Monday & Tuesday. By this Tuesday, we will discuss about EB assignment task 5 and also chapter 11. On Wednesday & Thursday will be the lecture about chapter 11 & 12. Chapter 11 is about the payment systems for electronic commerce & chapter 12 is about Planning for electronic commerce. Please take note that the due date for task 5 is 11th May 2012.

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E-Business week 5

For this week, I will cover chapter 9 & chapter 10. For the assignment, I will explain it on Monday & Tuesday. By this Tuesday, we will discuss about EB assignment task 4 and also chapter 9. On Wednesday & Thursday will be the lecture about chapter 9 & 10. Chapter 9 is about the Electronic Commerce software. Chapter 10 is about Electronic Commerce Security. Please take note that the due date for task 4 is 4th May 2012.

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E-Business week 4

For this week, I will cover chapter 7 & chapter 8. For the assignment, I will explain it on Monday & Tuesday. By this Tuesday, we will discuss about EB assignment task 3 and also chapter 7. On Wednesday & Thursday will be the lecture about chapter 7 & 8. Chapter 7 is about the environment of E-commerce, Legal, ethical, and tax issues. Chapter 8 is about Web server Hardware and Software. Please take note that the due date for task 3 is 27 April 2012.

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E-Business week 3

Dear Micronet student

For this week, I will cover chapter 5 & chapter 6.
For the assignment, I will explain it on Monday & Tuesday.
By this Tuesday, we will do the task 2 (project plan) for your assignment.
Wednesday & Thursday will be the lecture about chapter 5 & 6.
Please take note that the due date for task 1 and task 2 is on 20 april 2012.

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2nd Week Slides (Chapter 3 & Chapter 4)

9-Apr-2012 until 12-Apr-2012

Chapter 3 (Revenue Model) will on Monday & Tuesday. Chapter 4 (Marketing On the Web) will be on Wednesday & Thursday InsyaAllah. The Quiz 1 will be at any days in between.

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Updated:
Now, you can download the guideline for the assignment task 1 & also the full assignment. We will complete the assignment task by task, starting by task 1 for next week, until task 7 (week 8).  I will explain about the assignment in my class by this week. Any question, feel free to ask me.

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