p5

Witness statement
Learner name		Jordan McQueen
Qualification		BTEC National 1st certificate in IT
Unit number and title		Unit 2.2
Assignment		Set up and manage a computer system
Description of activity undertaken (please be as specific as possible)
After making a successful start in your role as an IT trainer for the IT Support Department of RS Components, you have been have been asked to prepare training material of a more advanced and practical kind. Before you are allowed to do this you are required to prove your abilities in hardware and software upgrades. Task Achieved Date achieved Connect a monitor to a computer Yes 09/05/13 Connect a keyboard to a computer yes 09/05/13 Connect a mouse to a computer yes 09/05/13 Demonstrate where the graphics card is installed yes 09/05/13 Install MS Office 2003 yes 13/05/13 Install MS security essentials yes 13/05/13 Create a user account yes 13/05/13 Configure system software, application software and documents yes 13/05/13
Assessment and grading criteria
P5 set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components [SM3] For P5, learners must install at least one hardware and one software component in a stand-alone system. This is best evidenced with a witness statement or observation record and screen shots. Learners must use suitable safety equipment/tools and pay due regard to health and safety issues.
How the activity meets the requirements of the assessment and grading criteria, including how and where the activity took place
Describe how your peer achieved the above criteria; explain where you witnessed the activity. He did the first four activities in IV5 during the lesson on the 9th may. The monitor, keyboard and mouse were connected through the usb ports. The graphics card had to be behind the VGA input to connect properly. Installing MS office 2003 and security essentials was a simple task. After this, he created a user account by opening the control panel and then selecting user accounts.
Witness name	Sven Gadsden		Job role
Witness signature			Date
Assessor name	Chris Sumpter
Assessor signature			Date