Monday, August 31, 2009

ACTIVITY on Installing a Dual Boot ( Multiple OS )

Group yourself into four.
Perform how to install dual boot (win98 and XP)
Use the PC we are using that have the 20 GB harddisk
Ask Sir Mamer for assistance.

How to do the activity. Check this site:
http://thpc.info/dual/9xme/dualxp2kon9x.html

Keypoints installing:
- install the win9x first, then followed by XP
- Have at least two partition (one partition for each OS)
- In installing your OS XP, dont use NTFS

Thursday, August 27, 2009

activity for comptech 08-28-09

PLACE THIS ACTIVITY IN A YELLOW PAD PAPER.
To be pass at the end of the class.
Submit it to Sir Mamer. This will also serve as your attendance for today.
No activity submitted means Absent.
Copy and Answer.


1-2 uses of cables
3 other term for expansion cards
4 How many bits will present if you have 2 bytes?
5 These are instructions used to manipulate the hardware.
6 If you have 01000011, the ASCII representation of this will be ___,
where if 01000001= A
7 Northbridge is also called
8 Southbridge is also called
9 Volatile means ____
10 Example of secondary storage
11 These are the circuits/path that connects a chip to other chips or gives power to a chip.
12 One ghz represents _____ cycles per second
13 RJ 45 is used in what interface card
14 RJ11 is can be seen in what interface card?
15 Modem means ______
16 It is a software that gives interface between a user to the hardware.
17 It is the upgrade of windows NT
19 Linux is created by _____
20-21 Two types of file system used in windows
22-24 Give the Hierarchy of the file system in order
25-26 Two types of partitions
27 What type of partition is Drive E: ? extended or primary?
28 In OS, the three operating modes are ____, ______
29 A form of case that is designed to have a better airflow is a ________
30. In electrical components, these are responsible like a switching element that provides 0 & 1.
31. In electrical components, these are responsible of holding electrical charges for a period of time.
32 In electrical components, these are responsible of controlling the amount of current flowing through the device
33-35 Electrical threats to a computer system.
36-38 Types of device used to manage power surges
39-40 causes of EMI
41 A file system that is used when installing a windows 98?
42. When a NTLDR is missing or corrupt the best possible solution to this is _____.
43. What does it means if we use a /s when formatting the drive c?
44. Why is that only the drive c can be used using your fromat c:/s and not to other drives?
45-46 Give at least two reasons why we have a error messages saying disk boot failure?
47-48 What is the difference between format and partition?
49-50 What is the difference between NTFS and FAT?
51-60 TRUE or False
51 Having two video adapter will be a cause of hardware conflict if not configured well.
52. The possible worn-out of cpu is due to failure of the heatsink and cpu fan.
53. A memory installed in a different memory bank having two different speed will work not considering the speed of the memory supported by the motherboard.
54. Using a start up disk or startup diskette will lead/display first the c:/ prompt.
55. DOS is embedded into different operating system like your windows 98.
56. Dual boot means you need to boot twice in order to stratup your computer.
57. Windows xp needs more drivers or it does t support other devices therefore windows 98 is much convenient to use.
58. Installing a windows xp have an option to format the drive even if you don’t use utility like fdisk.
59. PPE will help the students have an information in rules regarding safety.
60. When installing OS it is important to know your system or PC is it meets the requirement.
61-80 Make your own flowchart regarding on how to troubleshoot computer. Similar to what we have discussed but now its on your own interpretation. Draw the flowchart and discussed briefly what you have drawn.
80-100 Refer books in the Library. What is networking? Types of Networking and its differences to other types.; List the different types of topologies and its description; OSI layers and its function.


Assignment: Bond Paper Due Tuesday

READ/RESEARCH WHAT ARE THE 5’S and what does it represent.
LIST 10 PPE that we can use in troubleshooting computer.
LIST 10 Safety Equiptments that are present inside the workplace.
LIST 10 Safety Procedures to observe in a workplace.

ACTIVITY FOR

Sunday, August 2, 2009

activity for comptech 08-04-09

Activity for Computer Technician NC II

Instructions: Copy and answer. Place this to a yellow pad paper. For the diagram place it in a short bond paper. This will be past at the end of the class.

I. True or False

1. All hardware operations are operated using a binary code.
2. Software are instructions for the computer to operate.
3. Ports are all cabled.
4. A 15 pin female port is a serial port.
5. A 25 pin female port is the parallel port/printer port.
6. Hardware does not need software to work.
7. 8 bits is equal to 2 bytes.
8. Southbridge chipset controls data coming from expansion slots.
9. ROM is volatile device.
10. Interface cards is also called Expansion cards.

II. Identification

1. It is the largest board of the system unit.
2. It performs data processing.
3. This are microchips controlling data flow.
4. This is called as your temporary storage. Example RAM.
5. This is the storage that is permanent. Example HDD
6. HW means _________
7. DIMM means _______________
8. RIMM means __________
9. IDE means ___________
10. MC means _______ in response to a Northbridge chipset.
11. IOC means ________ in response to a Southbridge chipset.
12. Clock speed is measured in __________.
13. This card provides for phone lines.
14. What is the temperature that causes a system failure.
15. Pulse that is used by the computer.

III.
Draw a diagram and explain the concept of how a northbridge and southbridge chipset works together with the CPU, RAM, Video, I/O devices.