UNIT 2/30 P4/1

Computer system:

Apple Mac OS X computers are especially useful for designers, and many creative professionals choose to regularly update to the latest Mac hardware. Some graphic designers automatically veer towards the Mac OS X platform as a matter of course. Partly this is a result of Apple's graphic design heritage. (Apple pretty much created the desktop publishing market back in 1985 with the original Apple Macintosh computer, combined with PageMaker and the first LaserWriter printer.)

These days most designers work in a purely digital format, and will be using very different software to that created back in the 1980. However, Apple is still the choice for designers thanks to its more comfortable Mac OS X operating system and wide software support.

Hardware:

A big monitor is important because the tools do not get in the way of image you are illustrating. other hardware tools such as printers, scanners, digital camera etc. A printer such as the HP Designjet Z3200ps GP 24" Printer (£2,939) because the printer will allow you to print large images in great detail, as this printer contains spectrophotometer to enable easy calibration and profiling, minimise bronzing on most glossy photo papers with HP Gloss Enhancer and the embedded spectrophotometer which helps you generate custom ICC profiles. The Vinyl Cutter Plotter / 28 inch Cutting Plotter Printer Sign Maker & SignCut Pro (£220) is also important as this would enable you to computer control the machine. Small vinyl cutters look like computer printers. The computer controls the movement of a sharp blade. This blade is used to cut out shapes and letters from sheets of thin self-adhesive plastic (vinyl). A Plustek OpticPro A320 - 1600 dpi x 1600 dpi - Flatbed scanner would also be useful as the scanning device can scan an A3 size document with high quality - resolution as high as 1600 dpi and scanning area as large as 12" x 17" (304.8 mm x 431.8 mm) - in just 11.2 seconds.

Software:

Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (the latter ousting QuarkXPress as the creative's layout tool of choice in the early 2000s) have always been the software applications graphic designers rely on to convert their ideas and concepts into projects for themselves or clients.

The latest versions of these apps can no longer be purchased in a box, you'll need to take out either a single software subscription (£17.58 per month per app) or (and this is much better value) a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud costing £46.88 per month.

With the latter you'll be able to download not only Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign but also every single one of Adobe's creative tools. The mac also contains quick look, which allows you to view -almost instantly- preview huge Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.

UNIT 2 P8

Witness statement
Learner name		Chloe Hendry
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2 computer systems.
Assignment		P8
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
Using the computer system provided, carry out the following routine maintenance: •       Create a file structure under user as follows A folder labelled with your name and within this folder create 3 folders labelled Home, Work and Study •       Configure the operating system to perform the following: •       back-up procedures •       automatic scheduling and deletion of unwanted data •       archiving •       defragmentation •       deleting temporary files •       Cleaning keyboard, mouse, display screen of the computer provided •       replacing consumables printer paper in the printer provided ·         replacing the damaged mouse
Assessment and grading criteria
Task 4. Undertake routine maintenance tasks on a standalone computer system. P8
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
I witnessed Chloe configure the operating system to back-up procedures, set automatic scheduling and deletion of unwanted data, I witnessed her archiving and reduce the amount of fragmentation. She then deleted temporary files; he cleaned the keyboard, mouse and display screen of the computer provided. She also replaced the consumables printer paper in the printer provided and replaced the damaged mouse.
Witness name	Chantelle Rosser		Job role
Witness signature	C. Rosser		Date	10/11/2014
Assessor name
Assessor signature			Date

UNIT 2 P7

TEST	METHOD	EXPECTED OUTCOME	ACTUAL OUTCOME	ACTION REQUIRED?
Software applications open & work as intended	Click on start and go to office, then open up a word document.	That the word document will open properly and all functions such as saving the document work as well.	The word document opened properly and all functions such as saving the document worked well.	No action required.
Default folder settings are correct	Go on start then click on documents, all your documents and files should appear. You should also be able to see folders such as my pictures.	When I click on my pictures all the default picture albums should appear.	The default pictures appeared.	No action required.
Desktop shortcuts go to the right place	On the desktop, left click the screen and select create a shortcut. Then choose a program of file that you want to appear on the desktop e.g Google Chrome. Click Google Chrome and access the internet.	After creating a desktop shortcut and choosing where to place it, it should appear on your desktop exactly where you placed it, it should be clear and easy to find.	Sometimes desktop shortcuts can appear in the wrong place when created.	The desktop shortcut will have to be moved into the position you want it to be, using click and drop to place the shortcut icon into the right place on the desktop.
The correct device drivers are installed	Plug the printer in and install the software that appears on the screen. Once you have done this, send a document to the printer and wait until it has printed.	The device driver that you install should be compatible with the computer system and should run as normal. The device driver should allow the computer system to operate as normal and allow you to access hardware functions.	The device driver may not be correctly installed, and the hardware connected to the computer may not operate as it should.	The hardware would have to be reconnected and the device driver would have to be installed manually and correctly. The device driver that you install will have to be compatible with your computer system, and should be a simple and easy procedure.
The correct paper sizes are set for printing	Put an A4 sheet of paper into the printer, then print a document and select the paper size to A4. The document will then print	The paper in the printer should be the correct size to fit in the printer, and to print off documents onto the paper.	Sometimes the printer paper size can be set on the wrong size for printing documents.	You will have to go onto printer settings and manually change the paper sizes that are set for the printer. You will have to change the setting to A4 in order to print documents onto the paper.The printer file can be opened, you then click on "printer properties" and click on "paper", which is displayed at the top. From there you can click on "print on" box which then allows you to changes the paper sizes.
Menu option work as intended	Click on start and you are able to see all the different software has been installed and the file options.	The menu should show all of the options at the start when opened, for example the internet icon, office etc. All options that are available on the computer should be able to be identified on the menu when opened.	Some menu options may not be installed onto the computer when started up for the first time.	You would have to manually install the menu options that you desire to have which aren't there to begin with.
The correct date and time are set	The time and date is located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Hover the mouse over this and it will also tell you the day of the week. Go to control panel and ensure that the time and date is set in the right place e.g. London.	The date and time on the computer should be set correctly. It should be displayed in the bottom right corner of the computer monitor screen.	The date and time on the computer will not be correct automatically, it won't be set yet. You will have to set it manually.	To set the correct time and date on the computer, click in the bottom right corner of the screen where the time and date is displayed, a calendar should appear, simply click the day that matches the date you are at. A clock will also appear so that you can manually change the time. After setting the date and time on the computer, there will be no action required as the procedure should be a success. The correct date and time should be displayed in the left bottom corner on the screen of the monitor.