P5

Witness statement
Learner name		Ryan Stewart
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 ü    09/05/2013 Connect a keyboard to a computer ü    09/05/2013 Connect a mouse to a computer ü    09/05/2013 Demonstrate where the graphics card is installed ü    09/05/2013 Install MS Office 2003 ü    09/05/2013 Install MS security essentials ü    09/05/2013 Create a user account ü    09/05/2013 Configure system software, application software and documents ü    09/05/2013
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. Ryan was very calm when doing the first three task and he plugged each thing into to the right ports and then checked to see if they all worked by simply turning on the computer . Then when he opened up the computer he found the graphics card and even to us he could demonstrate where the card is installed. He used the laptop next and created a new user account and then successfully installed MS office 2003, MS security essentials. I observed him when he configured the documents, application software and system software. He
Witness name	Thomas Kenna		Job role
Witness signature			Date	09/05/13
Assessor name	Chris Sumpter
Assessor signature			Date