Software Utilities

Today I have completed my newsletter on software utilities. I looked at things such as virus protection, drive formatting, firewalls and clean-up tools. This was again an identified weakness of mine so I feel researching all of these has helped me to develop. I feel I used my resources very wisely. I used the internet to research these utilities however at one point I did get a little confused on the subject of drive formatting so I decided to ask my teacher to explain in order to make sure that my knowledge was the best that it could possibly be. By completing this task I have again completed another target and another of my priorities.

Installing Components

This week I have successfully shown that I can install at least 2 components into a computer. My 2nd priority in my personal development plan was to gain experience in building a computer. By installing a floppy disk drive I have not only focused on one of my priorities but I have also completed another one of my targets. In my personal development plan I listed buliding a computer as one of my possible areas to develop. I took this on board and have improved my knowledge and experience in building a computer and in my opinion I have been successful in chaging this to a strength. The research I carried out last week in researching the different hardware components definitley helped me as if I didn't have any knowledge in the hardware components I wouldnt have known what i would have been installing.