UNIT 6: Reformatting A Personal Computer

Steps To Reformat A Personal Computer

#1 Start your pc and press key F2, F12 or delete key (Depends on your PC model).

#2 Your PC will boot from CD and windows installation will start. Press Enter at this screen.

#3 Accept License agreement by pressing F8 key.

#4 Delete the partitions.

#5 Create the partitions.

#6 Define the size of partitions.

#7 Now select your desired partition for installation of Windows XP and press enter.

#8 Choose to format the partition. Choose NTFS file system quick. 

#9 Setup will format the partition.

#10 After formatting, setup will start copying files on to the hard disk.

#11 After copying of files, setup will start installing Windows. 

#12 Select desired language and regional settings, when prompted by setup.

#13 Enter windows key.

#14 Type a name for your computer.

#15 Select time and date settings and time zone according to your country.

#16 Provide network settings for networking pc's or select typical settings and press enter.

#17 Setup will install devices and register components.

#18 After completion setup will do a cleanup of files and will restart your pc automatically. At this stage you can remove CD from drive.

To Create A Partition

What is disk partitioning?

Disk Partitioning is the creation of one or more regions on a  hard disk or other secondary storage, so that an operating system  can manage information in each region separately.

Partitioning is typically the first step of preparing a newly manufactured disk, before any files or directories have been created. 

Remember:

                     1 KB      = thousand bytes

                     1 MB     = million bytes

                     1 GB      = billion bytes

                     1 TB       = trillion bytes

Remember:

                     1 KB      = 1024 bytes

                     1 MB     = 1024 KB

                     1 GB      = 1024 MB

                     1 TB       = 1024 GB

EXAMPLE:

Original size/capacity = 40995 MB

P1   - 50 %             =      40995 x .50       =        20498    

P2   - 50 %             =      40995 x .50       =        20498 

Original size/capacity = 40995 MB

P1   - 25 GB           =      25 x 1024         =         25600

P2   - 25  %            =      40995 x .25      =         10249

P3   - The rest     
  

Original size/capacity = 38162 MB

P1   - 15 GB           =      15 x 1024          =        15360 

P2   - 30 %             =      38162 x .30       =        11449

P3   - 100%           

Original size/capacity = 38162 MB

P1   - 39 %            =      38162 x .39         =        14883

P2   - 11 GB           =      11 x 1024            =        11264

P3   - 100%                               
            

Original size/capacity = 40995 MB

P1   - 41 %             =      40995 x .41          =        16808

P2   - 10 GB           =      10 x 1024             =        10240

P3   - The rest                               

                 

UNIT 5: Working With Computer Networks

PRELIMINARY STEPS

#1 Create an IP Address

	SERVER (1)	CLIENT (2)	SUBNET MASK
A	100.100.200.1	100.100.200.2	255.0.0.0
B	150.130.150.54	150.130.150.55	255.255.0.0
C	200.150.180.21	200.150.180.22	255.255.255.0

#2 Configure  the IP Address

• IPCONFIG ecommand is a fast was of determining your computer's IP address and other information, such as the address of its default gateway.

• PING is used to test the connectivity.

#3 Set Windows firewall settings

SET WINDOWS FIREWALL SETTINGS

Turn off firewall

• FIREWALL is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.

#4 Set up a home or small office network

SET UP A HOME OR SMALL OFFICE NETWORK

Network Setup Wizard

• NETWORK SETUP WIZARD is a built-in feature of windows that let you setup a network for computers running Microsoft windows operating systems.

Sharing file on a network (Server)

1.   Place the file inside the folder

2.  Right click the folder

3.  Click Properties

4.  Click Sharing

5.  Click Share this folder on the network

6.  Click Apply

7.  Click OK

Checking the file (Client)

1.   Click Start button

2.  Click Run

3.  Then type \\[IP address of server]

Sharing printer on a network (Server)

1.  Click Control Panel

2.  Click Add Printer

3.  Right click Printer

4.  Click Sharing

5.  Click Share this printer

6.  Click Apply

7.  Click OK

Connecting printer on a network (Client)

1.   Click Run

2.  Then type \\[IP address of Server]

3.  Double click Printers and Faxes

4.  Right click Printer

5.  Click Connect