SHIBU JOSEPH'S IT BLOG

  In week 9 I learned topics such as the Internet and portable computing through chapters 21 and 23. The first chapter explained the connection concept, how the internet works, connects to the internet, uses different internet application protocols, and troubleshoots the internet. In addition, it explained remote desktop and Virtual Private Network (VPN). The second chapter described different types of portable computing devices such as notebook computers, MacBooks, and laptops. It detailed different input devices, display types, expanding portable computers, and expansion slots. The chapter gave insight into managing and maintaining portable computers, upgrading and repairing laptops, and explained troubleshooting portable computers. Finally, the weekly discussion was about portable computing applications, which help to understand different portable applications and their features. Overall, it was a good learning experience.

In week 8 I learned topics such as essentials of networking, local area networking, and wireless networking through chapters 18 to 20. The first chapter explained the importance of the network, its functions, the basic roles of various networks, network technologies, different cables, structured cabling, and implementation of ethernet, The second chapter detailed local area networking, standards, configuring switch and router, installation and configuration of wired networks, troubleshooting, and network organization. In addition, it describes TCP/IP, configuring, setting, and tools. The third chapter described wireless networking components such as infrared transceiver ports, wireless PCI add-on cards, external USB wireless NIC, smartphone wireless capability, wireless switch and router, and Bluetooth keyboard and tablet. It also explained wireless networking standards, the installation and configuration of wireless networks, security, and their troubleshooting. Finally, the weekl...

  This week the learning was informative and it discussed the common issues of an operation system, display technologies, and virtualization. Chapter 16 was about troubleshooting boot, GUI, and different application problems. Chapter 17 explained display technologies such as monitors, projectors, and headsets, their functions, components, and troubleshooting. Chapter 22 detailed virtualization, creating a virtual machine, and cloud computing. The weekly discussion was about the blue screen of death (BSOD) and system lockup. It was interesting to know the various reasons for BSOD and system lockup, and how to identify and troubleshoot them. In BSOD, the system will show an error code on the screen, which will help to fix the issues, whereas in the lock screen we should find out the reason to fix the issue.

This week I gained knowledge in configuring and managing users in different windows operating systems. The learning detailed different user groups and how to set security and permissions on them. The chapter explained about NTFS file system and features. I understood the ideas of the maintenance of the operating system through patch management, managing temporary files, registry maintenance, disk maintenance, backups, task manager, MMC, and optimizing operating systems. Installing and removing software in different operating systems such as windows, macOS, and Linux. Chapter 15 explained the operation of the command line interface, and fundamental commands, it describes commands of windows, macOS, and Linux. The FileZilla practical lab test was interesting and it gave me some practical experience. Overall this week gave me a lot of knowledge about Windows Users, Groups, and permission, Operating system maintenance, and Command-line Interface.  

         In week 5, the learning was about computer peripherals, how to build a computer, and more about Windows operating system through chapters 10 to 12. It discussed the system’s common ports, (serial ports, USB, firewire ports), peripherals (keyboard, pointing device, biometric device, smart card readers, barcode scanners, touch screens, KVM switches, game controllers, and joysticks, digitizers, and multimedia devices), storage devices (flash memory, and optical devices), it's functions, issues, and troubleshooting. In addition, the learning was building a computer, different installation methods, step-by-step Windows installation, its common issues, and troubleshooting. The last chapter was about the Windows registry, boot process, and task manager. This week's learning was informative and I enjoyed it.