It Workshop Record

8/3/2019 It Workshop Record

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OBJECTIVE1. To get acquainted with Computer hardware.2. Identify the parts of the computer3. State the functions of each computer


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THEORY: Hardware is the physical part of the computer system that you can see or touch. A peripheral is

any piece of hardware controlled by a computer e.g. a Printer. Every PC is built from anarray of components, each of which serves a specific function in making the overall machinework. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with

by adding new adapters or card that extend the computer's capabilities. Like software,Hardware is a collective term. Hardware includes not only the computer itself but also theCables, Connectors, Power Supply units, and peripheral devices such as; Keyboard, mouse,audio speakers and Printers.

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/RESOURCES REQUIRED:


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DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS:

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT :

The Central Processing Unit (CPU)/ Microprocessor is a

computer processor on a microchip. It's sometimes calleda logic chip. It is the "engine" that goes into motion whenyou turn your computer on. A microprocessor is designedto perform arithmetic and logic operations that make useof small number-holding areas called registers. When thecomputer is turned on, the microprocessor is designed toget the first instruction from the Basic Input/OutputSystem (BIOS) that comes with the computer as part of its

memory. After that, either the BIOS, or the operating system that BIOS loads into computer memory, or an application program is "driving" the microprocessor, giving it instructions to

perform.

PERIPHERALS:

Monitor/DisplayKeyboardsMousePrintersProjectorsScannersModems

DISPLAYS: A display is a computer outputsurface and projecting mechanism that showstext and often graphic images to the computer user, using a cathode ray tube (CRT), liquidcrystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode, gas

plasma, or other image projection technology.The display is usually considered to include thescreen or projection surface and the device that

produces the information on the screen.


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KEYBOARDS :On most computers, a keyboard is the primary text inputdevice.Types of Key boards:

101-key Enhanced keyboard 104-key Windows keyboard

82-key Apple standard keyboard 108-key Apple Extended keyboard.

Basic types of Keys:Typing keys, Numeric keypad, Function keys and Control keys.

MOUSE: A Mouse is a small device that a computer user pushes across adesk surface in order to point to a place on a display screen and to selectone or more actions to take from that position. Today, the mouse is an

integral part of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of any personalcomputer The user points at the menu selection by physically moving the

pointing device, which causes a corresponding onscreen movement onthe cursor. One or more buttons atop the device enables the user toindicate that he/she wants to select a menu

item.

PRINTER:

Printer is a device that accepts text and graphic output from acomputer and transfers the information to paper, usually to

standard size sheets of paper.. PC printers can be distinguished asimpact or non-impact printers. Early impact printers workedsomething like an automatic typewriter, with a key striking aninked impression on paper for each printed character. The dot-matrix printer was a popular low-cost personal computer printer.

It's an impact printer that strikes the paper a line at a time. The best-known non-impact printers arethe inkjet printer, of which several makes of low-cost color printers are an example, and the laser

printer. The inkjet sprays ink from an ink cartridge at very close range to the paper as it rolls by. Thelaser printer uses a laser beam reflected from a mirror to attract ink (called toner) to selected paper areas as a sheet rolls over a drum. Printers are used to produce letters, invoices, newsletters,transparencies, labels, packing slips and much more.

PROJECTORS: A device that can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a form the


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computer can use. A projector is a device that integrates a light source, optics system, electronicsand display(s) for the purpose of projecting an image from a computer or video device onto a wall or screen for large image viewing. These devices attached to a computer or video device as you wouldconnect a monitor.

SCANNERS: A scanner is a device that reads graphics andtext into a computer. You can scan graphics such as photographs, drawings and logos into a computer. Mostscanners come with Optical Character Recognition (OCR)software. This software places scanned text into a documentthat can be edited in a word processor. Scanners usuallyattach to your personal computer with a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI). An application such as PhotoShopuses the TWAIN program to read in the image. Some major manufacturers of scanners include: Epson, Hewlett-Packard,Microtek, and Relisys.

MODEMS :Modem stands for Modulator and De-Modulator. A Modem

modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer or other digital device to analog signals for a conventionalcopper twisted pair telephone line and demodulates theincoming analog signal and converts it to a digital signalfor the digital device.

INTERNAL MODEM: The Modem lets computers to connect

with other PCs and information sources such as the Internetthrough the telephone system.. By comparison, using a digitalIntegrated Services Digital Network adapter instead of aconventional modem, the same telephone wire can now carry upto 128 Kbps. With Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) systems, now

being deployed in a number of communities, bandwidth ontwisted-pair can be in the megabit range.


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IT WORKSHOP2. DISASSEMBLING AND

ASSEMBLING THE SYSTEM

Expt.No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVES:1. Disassembling the system2. Identify the parts of CPU.

3. Assemble the system

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/RESOURCES REQUIRED: Personal Computer

Tool kitTrays for storing the screw and componentsUser Manual

PROCEDURE :

The following steps are involved in practising the disassembling and assembling the P.C

1. Identify the type of cabinet (horizontal or mini tower type).2. Disconnect all cables connected at the backside of the system.

Power cableKeyboard cableMouse cableMonitor cablePrinter cable (if any)

3. Open the cabinet cover-using screwdriver .4. Study of the motherboard.

Observe the motherboard layout diagramLocate the Processor and note down the crystal clock frequency, typeof processor, FSB (front side bus )speed , L2 cache size.

3: Identify the PCI slots, AGP slots & CNR slots.4: Identify the RAM (DDRAM & SD RAM) slots.5. Identify the North and South bridges.6. Identify the power connector to mother board (AT or ATX)

Identify the Floppy disk drive connector and hard disk drive connector (Primary or secondary)

8. I Identify the Ports:

Parallel ports , Serial ports, VGA port, PS/2 ports (Keyboard, Mouse),Ethernet port, Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, Sound ports, Game ports,5. Identify the CMOS Battery and BIOS (Basic input and output system)6. Identify the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD).7. Identify the Switching Mode Power Supply(SMPS).Identifying the Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

Identifying the Compact Disk Drive (CDD)


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MOTHERBOARD:

HARD DISK DRIVE:

Hard disks have become the primary storagedevice for PCs because they are convenientand cost- efficient. In both speed and capacity,they outperform diskettes.A high density of 3.5 inch diskette can store1.44 MB of data.

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Remove the Hard disk from the cabinet by removing the inner screws using the screwdriver.

1. Identify the HDD2. Identify the IDE Connector.3. Identify the Jumper pins.4. Identify the Power connector

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE:


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A floppy disk drive looks just like a normal 3.5-inch floppy disk but can store up to 200 MB of data. A hi-capacity floppy disk drive can read and format double-density floppy disks in addition toHiFD disks.

Identify the type of FDD5 FDD3 FDD

Identify the Floppy Drive Connector, which isremoved from the motherboard

Identify the ATX connector, which is removedfrom the SMPS

Identify the Jumper Settings.Identify the Access LED and Eject button.

CD ROM DRIVE:The CD-ROM drive for music or data reads 0s and 1s from aspinning disk by focusing a laser on the disks surface.Compared to hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives are quite slow.A single CD typically can hold about 650 MB of data.1.Identify the CD-ROM drive2.Identify the volume controller, head set , led, eject buttons.

3.Note down the read speed, write speed, read / writespeed.

4. Identify the IDE Connector, Power Connector.ASSEMBLING THE SYSTEM.

Fix the I/O sheet to the Chassis.

Fix the Mother Board in the Cabinet such that I/O ports are visible to the external world.

Unlock the CPU liver and Fix the CPU(Processor) in the Socket- 478 by seeing thePIN 1 indication. Lock the CPU liver

Fix the CPU Fan on the Processor.

Fix the SMPS (Switched Mode Power Supply) to the Chassis.

Connect the ATX power cards.

Fix the RAM (DDR or SD) in the RAM slot so that the notches (Single/Double) on the RAM fixin the Slot properly. Press at the either sides so that it gets locked.


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Fix the Hard Disk in the shelf provided for it in the Cabinet and connect the Data cable andPower Card, such that the red mark on the both the cables come adjacent.

Fix the CDROM Drive in the shelf provided for it in the Cabinet and connect the Data cable andPower Card, such that the red mark on the both the cables come adjacent.

Fix the Floppy Drive in the shelf provided for it in the Cabinet and connect the Data cable and

Power Card, such that the red mark on the both the cables come adjacent.

Check all the connections once again before the end of assembling.

Give power supply to all the devices.

Switch on the system and see your system is running correctly or not.


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IT WORKSHOP 3.WINDOWS XP INSTALLATIONExpt. No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVE: To install Windows XP on the personal computer

THEORY: Windows is just a pretty face to DOS. In other words it will not make use of DOS, butwill communicate directly and control the hardware. What Windows does is provide the user with afew more clues about the working environment and an intuitive way of working with the files.Starting Microsoft Windows will vary depending on what computer you are using.

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS REQUIRED: Installation CDs

PROCEDURE:1) Power on the computer. Press the Pause/Break key as soon as you see text on the screen.

2) Insert XP CD into CD drive. Press ENTER to resume booting from the XP CD.3) Press any key when you see the prompt to Press Any Key.4) Next you will get the option to repair or enter setup, choose to enter setup. Press Enter

5) Press F8 if you agree to the license.

6) Set up will scan for previous windows Installations.

7) Choose the location to install Note: If this is a clean hard drive, you can choose to create a partition in the un-partitioned space. At this point, you can allow setup to use all the space or set a size for the partition.


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8) Press enter to continue.

9) Setup will show a progress box and reboot when copying files is complete.10) When you see the Press any key to Reboot do not press any key. If CD boots anyway, remove

CD and reboot.11) Personalize your XP enter your Name and Organization.


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12) Enter the product key. The key is located on the back of the CD folder in the retail versions.

13). Choose a name for the computer, this should be a unique for the computer, especially if it is to

be connected to a network.

14). Setup will scan for network.15). If detected you will have the choice to choose a typical configuration or custom choose typical

if you are unsure.

16). Up will continue and reboot when completed ignore the Press Any Key.17). The XP loading window will now display after reboot.18). You will see a welcome screen, press next and unfortunately you have to wait for the dialog to

finish.


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IT WORKSHOP 4. LINUX INSTALLATIONExpt. No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVE: To install LINUX on the personal computer

THEORY: Linux i s a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free

and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linuxsystem is the Linux kernel , an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by LinusTorvalds . Linux system distributions may vary in many details of system operation,configuration, and software package selections.

Linux runs on a wide variety of computer hardware , including mobile phones , tablet computers ,network routers , televisions , video game consoles , desktop computers , mainframes andsupercomputers . Linux is a leading server operating system, and runs the 10 fastest
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supercomputers in the world. In addition, more than 90% of today's supercomputers run somevariant of Linux.

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS REQUIRED: Installation CDs

This is a step-by-step installation procedure for Linux, specifically Ubuntu 8.04.You cant install windows after linux and then use linux because Windows doesntdetect Linux.

We should arrange for a CD/DVD of Ubuntu 8.04 or the latest version available. Itis sent for free to home for personal use by Canonical.Search Ubuntu ShipIt inGoogle for more details. Or download the image of Ubuntu 8.04 from net. Againsearch in Google for image links.

Turn on the computer and start the BIOS edit. Usually its DEL,F1,F2 key to startthe BIOS. There change the BOOT device priority and set CD Drive as NO.1. Inmost computers it will be the default setting. Save and quit BIOS, insert the CDand restart. The black screen with a choice for language appears. Select English or use others only if you are very comfortable with that language.

The computer will now boot from the CD/DVD. Now the black screen below willcome. Click on the Install Ubuntu button.
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Wait for some time while the Linux Kernel loading box cruises to 100%. Then thereal installation procedures.begin. Its a 7 step process.

STEP 1:- The first step is the language selection. As usual select the Englishoption. The click on the forward button to proceed.

STEP 2:- In this step you see a world map with a lots of dot and a question Whereare you. They are asking for the time zone of your location. You just got to click on the the red dot near your place or on the drop down menu select it. For Indians
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the only option is Kolkatta GMT+5:30. Proceed FORWARD.

STEP 3:- The third step is the keyboard layout. Just click on your keyboard layout.In India we use the USA layout. If yours is different, you just got to select it and

type on the box given below and see whether the same key as you press isappearing on the screen. Its another of the silly steps. Again FORWARD.

STEP 4:- When you press forward they scan the disk and the partition table comes.This table has the Device partitions, its type, mount point, format option and sizeused. Linuxs file system is ext3 and windows use fat32 and NTFS. Linux detectsall these file systems. But windows doesnt detect ext3. So for dual use its alwaysgood to use ext3 for only one partition in which Linux is installed and to use fat32for all other partitions. Leave the partition where Windows is installed as such if

you wish to facilitate dual boot. You can remove the rest of partitions and createnew partitions. Create one partition in ext3 format and set the mount point as /

backslash. Its better to give around 5 GB for this partition. A swap area is alsoneeded. The size of this should be around double of the size of your RAM. For most computers 1GB swap area would be sufficient. Create that partition, set its
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type as Swap area. This should be enough. Now press the FORWARD.

STEP 5:- This is again another of the simple step. Who are you. Give here your name, the login name and password for your account in the computer and a

computer name, which is the name of your computer as seen by other computers in

your network. Now click on Forward.

STEP 6:- They ask whether you want to migrate your user settings like user accounts from your existing OS which would be Windows in most cases.

STEP 7:- Ready to Install. You see all the selections you have made in the firstsix method and see an install button. You can verify them, change them if needed
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by going back. When all changes have been made, press on INSTALL button.

This should be it. Now they start the installation procedures. They set up the

partitions, format it. Copies the necessary OS files into the / directory or rootdirectory. It should take some time, around 15-30 min in the computer.
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When it reaches 100% you see this screen given below.

Hang on!! It asks you to restart the machine before that. So click on the Restartnow option and wait for restarting. You can remove the CD/DVD this time before

booting because CD/DVD drive is given the first priority. The booting up procedures can be seen now. Unlike in windows where you see a loading windows

screen, here you see all the steps that are being done. There is also an option of booting like windows too. The login screen comes now. Login using the username
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and password given during installation. The linux screen appears.

START ENJOYING THE WONDERFUL OS. AND REMEMBER INSTALLATION SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS A HARD JOB.
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IT WORKSHOP 5. HARDWARE TROUBLESHOOTING

Expt. No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVE To troubleshoot different parts of hardware.

DESCRIPTION:

S.No. Symptom Problem Source Solution

1 PC does not start a. Power cord or cable

b. SMPS

c. Processor not installed properly

Check power cable for loosecontact or breakage

Check the SMPS fuse or replace SMPS

Install the processor properly

2 System started but nodisplay

a. Monitor cable loosecontact or faulty

b. VGA card loose contacton Motherboard.

c. Monitor

Check monitor cable for loosecontact and put it properly If it

breaks replace with new one.

Properly inset the VGA card inPCI slot if it not solves the

problem then replace the VGAcard.

Adjust the settings on themonitor otherwise problemwith monitor

3 Continuous beep as youstart PC

a. RAM

b. System bus speedmismatch

a. Insert RAM properly onmotherboard.

b. Clear the CMOS settings by shorting the pin 1 and 2 or JP1.c. Faulty RAM replaces it withworking one.

Configure correct bus speed inBIOS. If you dont knowvalues then configure it toOptimized Defaults.

4 HDD not found a. IDE cable or Power connection

Check IDE cables or power connector for Proper


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b. BIOS settings

c. Partition failure

d. Operating System bootfiles damaged in the HDD

connectivity.

Use IDE Auto Detectionoption in BIOS for detectingthe HDD.

Repartition the HDD using bootable disk or any third party tools

Restore the bootable files bystarting the computer with

boot disk and type thefollowing command prompta:\>sys c:\

5 FDD not found FDD cable or power

connector

Connect data cable & power

cable to FDD. Replace theFDD.6 Keyboard not found a. Keyboard connection

b. Keyboard Port failure

Check the Keyboard cable for proper connection or damage

Give it for repair at authorizedservice center.

7 Mouse not detecting a. Mouse cable Faulty

b. Mouse drivers corruptedor not loaded

c. Mouse is dead

Check it for proper connectionand replace it with workingone.

Load the mouse drivers fromvendors diskettes replace itwith working one.

Replace it with working one.8. When we connect both

HDD & CD-ROM,HDD is not detecting

a. Jumper settings on adevice

b. BIOS settings

Check for master & slavesetting on backside of thedevices. The device, whichcontains Operating System,must set to master and other toslave.

Properly detect the devicesusing the Ide Auto Detectionoption in BIOS.


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9 System booting slowly a. Insufficient disk spaceon default drives

b. Virus Problem

Free the disk space byremoving all unnecessary filesand run the disk defragmentation utility.

Remove virus by running antivirus application.10 Unable to remove BIOS

passwordJumper settings Remove all power connector

from motherboard and start pin 2 & 3 of JP1 and set back to Pin 1 & 2.

11 CD auto play notworking

Device manager Go to control panel thensystem device manger selectCD Drive right click

properties and then enableauto insertion.

12 No clarity Display resolution Load display drivers properly& set correct resolution (no. of bits/clarity)

13. PC Speaker, HDD led, power led & other LEDs not working

Front panel port Check indicator connectors for proper connectivity onmotherboard front panel port.

14. Check sum error CMOS Battery CMOS battery weak. Replaceit with working


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IT WORKSHOP 6. SOFTWARE TROUBLESHOOTING

Expt. No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVE To troubleshoot the system software problems.


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DESCRIPTION:

S.No Symptom Solution1 Computer is

running slowlya. Hard disk drive is short on available disk space:If you have a hard disk drive that is 2GB or smaller,ensure that there is at least 200MB of hard disk drivespace free. If you have a hard drive larger than this size,verify that there is at least 500MB of free hard disk space

2 Unable to install asoftware program

a . Verify the diskettes or CD is readable by reading thefiles on the drive.

b . Computer does not have enough disk drive space or does not meet the requirements, the program will notinstall.

c. Program or utility you are installing is compatible withthe version of Operating System you have on your computer

d . If you are running Microsoft Windows 95 or higher tryinstalling the program from safe mode .

3 CD-ROM notworking inWindows 9x.

a. Ensure that you have tested more than one CD in theCD-ROM drive; it is possible for one CD to be bad or dirty and not be read properly. Bad or dirty CD.

b .Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / double click

System / click the Device Manager tab. Within DeviceManager verify that the CD-ROM has no exclamationmarks. If listed with a yellow exclamation mark or red X,remove the CD-ROM with the error and reboot thecomputer to reinstall the CD-ROM.

4 Getting no soundfrom audio CDs.

a. Sound settings not properly setup. Verify that a SoundIcon is on the bottom right hand side of the screen andthat your sound is working properly elsewhere. Verifythat the CD-ROM or CD Audio option is turned up midway or more and that it is not checked on Mute.

b. Check Multimedia properties by following the belowsteps:

1.Click Start / Settings / Control Panel Double click theMultimedia icon. Click the CD Music tab Verify that CDMusic Volume. Verify that the volume is turned up mid-way or more.
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5 MS-DOSerrors.

a. Bad command or file name - Usually, this is whenyou miss type a command or if DOS does not know thecommand.

Access denied - Usually meaning the file has an attrib ute

on it. TIP: if you need to delete the file, just deltree FILE

File cannot be copied onto itself - An attempt to copy afile could not be completed because the file already existsor same source and destination.

File not found - Meaning that, in the directory that yousearched, it does not have that certain file or there are nofiles in the directory.

Not ready, reading drive X - Attempted to read a disk

that is not readable or there is no disk in that drive

Invalid Switch - The wrong slash was typed, such as cd/when it is supposed to be cd\.

Invalid media, track 0 bad or unusable - Format command cannot format the specified disk or the disk capacity is invalid, or bad disk.

Invalid directory - Directory is invalid or does not existin the directory you are currently in.

File creation error - Directory could be full because of the DOS limitation of files in one directory; the file couldalso already exist or the file was not copied correctly

Divide overflow - Program has attempted to dividesomething by 0.

6 Error loadingOperating System

after Windows XPsetup

a . The computers BIOS does not support the computer hard disk drives size or settings This issue is often caused

when the BIOS does not properly detect the hard disk drive. To resolve this issue update the computer motherboards BIOS.

b . Computer Hard disk drive is not properly setup inCMOS Verify that the computers hard disk drive is

properly setup in CMOS setup. Once in CMOS verify the
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below hard disk drive settings.

1.Verify the hard disk drive is detected.

2.Try changing the "Access mode" on the hard disk drive

to "Large" or "LBA". This setting may vary depending on

the type of BIOS.

c.Issue with drives partitions This issue can be cause if thedisk drives are not properly setup or have been changed byanother program such as a utility that comes with a Linuxdistribution. To resolve this issue delete all and recreate allthe partitions before running the Windows XP setup.

7 Computer turns off without warning.

a .Heat related issue : a fan may be failing in your computer. You can first start by verifying the fan on the

power supply is working by examining the back of thecomputer.b .Computer virus: It's possible for your computer to be

infected with a virus that is designed to shut down your computer or turn it off.If computer is infected with a virus,make sure your virus scanner definitions are up to date.
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IT WORKSHOP7. ORIENTATION & CONNECTIVITY

BOOT CAMPExpt. No:Date:Time:

OBJECTIVES1. To Establish a Local Area Connection.2. To get familiar with TCP/IP Settings.3. To get awareness about Web Accessibility.4. Knowledge to access the Emails


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THEORY: A local area connection is automatically created for each network adapter that is detected. If your computer has one network adapter, but you need to connect to multiple LANs (for example, when traveling to aregional office), the network components for your local area connection need to be enabled or disabled eachtime you connect to a different LAN. If more than one network adapter is installed, you need to add or

enable the network clients, services, and protocols that are required for each local area connection. When youdo so, the client, service, or protocol is added or enabled for all other network and dial-up connections.

EQUIPMENT: 1. RJ45 Connectors2. Cat5 Cable.3. LAN Card.4. Web browser.

PROCEDURE/DESCRIPTION: Connect the RJ-45 connector to the backside of the NIC [network interfacecard.

TO MAKE A LOCAL AREA CONNECTION: If you have a network adapter installed, and have set up a home or small office network, you are

connected to a local area network (LAN). You are also connected to a LAN if your Windows XPProfessional computer is part of a corporate network. When you start your computer, your network adapter is detected and the local area connection automatically starts. Unlike other types of connections,the local area connection is created automatically, and you do not have to click the local area connectionin order to start it.

NOTES: A local area connection is automatically created for each network adapter that is detected.

If more than one network adapter is installed, you can eliminate possible confusion by immediatelyrenaming each local area connection to reflect the network that it connects to. If your computer has one network adapter, but you need to connect to multiple LANs (for example, when

traveling to a regional office), the network components for your local area connection need to be enabledor disabled each time you connect to a different LAN.

If more than one network adapter is installed, you need to add or enable the network clients, services, and protocols that are required for each local area connection. When you do so, the client, service, or protocolis added or enabled for all other network and dial-up connections.

TO MAKE AN INTERNET CONNECTION:

Open Network Connections.

Under Network Tasks, click Create a new connection, and then click next.

Click Connect to the Internet, and then click next.

Choose one of the following:

If you already have an account with an Internet service provider (ISP), click Set up my


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The components of PowerPoint screen are:

1. Menu Bar : Consists of applications like file, edit, and view, insert, format, tools,Window and help menus.

2. Toolbar : is a collection of buttons that you can click on to activate some of The most common commands in PowerPoint.

3. Status bar : is located at the bottom of the PowerPoint screen .It displays the Number of the current slide and the name of the template on which the presentation Is based.

4. Vertical scroll bar: helps you to scroll through the slides in a presentation . 5. Slide buttons are located at the bottom of the vertical bar and help you to display

The previous and next slides. 6. The style checker that allows you to correct problems in your presentation likePunctuation and capitalization.

7. The black and white view button on the standard toolbar that helps you to see howThe color slides look when you print them in black and white

WORDART: WordArt allows you to make creative looking text. The text is actually a graphicimage. You can use WordArt to embellish any of your documents. They make great titles,sidebars, and attention grabbers. To create WordArt follow these steps:

1. Click on the Word art icon from the Draw toolbar.

2. The WordArt Gallery will open.

3. Double click on the WordArt design you want to use.

4. Type in the text for your WordArt design and you can choose the size and

Font as well.

5. Click on OK.

Your WordArt will be inserted on your page.


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AUTO SHAPES:

The AutoShapes toolbar will allow you to draw different geometrical shapes, arrows,flow chart symbols, stars, and banners on the document. Click the AutoShapes button on theDrawing toolbar.

Lines - After clicking the Lines button on the AutoShapes toolbar, draw a straight line , arrow , or double-ended arrow from the first row of options by clicking the respective button. Click in thedocument where you would like the line to begin and click again where it should end.

Basic Shapes - Click the Basic Shapes button on the AutoShapes toolbar to select from manytwo- and three-dimensional shapes , icons , braces , and brackets . Use the drag-and-drop methodto draw the shape in the document. When the shape has been made, it can be resized using theopen box handles and other adjustments specific to each shape can be modified using the yellowdiamonds.

Block Arrows - Select Block Arrows to choose from many types of two- and three-dimensional arrows . Drag-and-drop the arrow in the document and use the open box and yellow diamondhandles to adjust the arrowheads. Each AutoShape can also be rotated by first clicking the FreeRotate button on the drawing toolbar

Flow Chart Choose from the flow chart menu to add flow chart elements to the document anduse the line menu to draw connections between the elements.

Stars and Banners Click the button to select stars, bursts, banners, and scrolls.

More AutoShapes Click this button to choose from a list of clip art categories.


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