Thursday, 14 February 2013

Task 4 Configure a computer system to meet user needs



How to change the BIOS password:
1.) The PC should be off first
2.) Turn on the computer and the computer will show you what you need to press to go the BIOS.
3.) Immediately press the button to go to the BIOS
4.) The computer will then load the BIOS
5.) Go to the security tab using the arrow buttons
6.) Go down to the change password and press enter
7.) It will then ask you to enter a new password
8.) Type in a new password and confirm it
Watch the video below for more information 


How to edit anti-virus configurations: (AVG scan schedules)

1.) Open the AVG
2.) Click on Scan options
3.) Then manage scans
4.) Click on edit scan schedule
5.) You can then choose if you want it to run every number of hours or day, run every specific time and run every time the computer starts-up
6.) After you set your preferred scan schedule, you click on save

Watch the video below for more information 

How to edit a desktop for a person with visual impairments:
Editing Icon size (Windows 7)
1.) Editing Icon size is very easy in window 7 if you have a scroll-enabled mouse
2.) Click on the desktop icon then press and hold Ctrl key and used the mouse scroll
Editing Desktop Background (Windows 7)
Click on start button and click on Control panel














Choose Change desktop background in the Appearance and Personalization
 section












There will be then a selection of theme background that you could choose




















How to edit start-up settings:
1.) Click the start button then click run
2.) Type in ms config and click run
3.) The system configuration utility window will then appear
4.) From there you can choose what programs could be run on boot up and start up and you can disable programs that you don't want running when the computer is boot up.


How to set file sharing permissions:

1.) Right-click on a file or folder which you want to set a sharing permission and choose properties
2.) Go to the sharing tab and click advance sharing where you could add comments and then click on apply.
3.) You then click on share and type the of the person you want to set a sharing permission 
4.) After you chose a user you then click on share then click on done.
5.) There is also a 'share with' button at the top of the file manager where you could choose whom you would like to share a file or folder.
Watch the video below for more information





How to create and reconfigure application toolbar: (Open-office)
1.) Open an application
2.) Find and click on 'view' from the top menu.
3.) Go down to 'Toolbars' 
4.) You then choose from the list which toolbars do you want to be displayed in the application. Toolbars in the list that has a tick on it is already on display











































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