©2023 TVET CDACC
061005T4ICT
ICT TECHNICIAN LEVEL 5
IT/OS/ICT/CR/6/5
MANAGE OPERATING SYSTEM
NOV/ DEC 2023
TVET CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
COUNCIL (TVET CDACC)
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
Time: 3 Hours.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
1. Time allocation: 15 minutes for preparation and 2 hour 45 minutes for performing tasks.
2. Instructions for the task to be performed are provided,
3. You are not allowed to write on this examination question paper.
4. The assessor will record your performance at critical points using videos.
You are provided with the following resources to carry out the tasks
• Working computer
• Windows 10 OS DVD/ flash disk
• MS office CD
• Antivirus software CD
• Printer and its software
• Printing papers
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In this practical assessment you are required to perform the following assessment tasks
Task 1: Format the computer using a bootable OS provided.
Task 2: Create two user accounts:
i. an administrative account named ADMIN with the password “admin” and
ii. STUDENT account without password
Task 3: Partition the hard disk in C and D; and rename the new partition to “BACKUP”
Task 4: Install the following software:
i. office application
ii. antivirus
iii. printer software
iv. Update the antivirus and scan all the drives
Task 5: Login into Student account and perform the following operations:
i. create a folder on the desktop named Nov-series
ii. Encrypt the folder
iii. Open any word processor, type your full names and save it as
“PersonalInformation” inside the folder you created.
iv. Open the Task Manager, take a screen shoot of computer processes and
paste word document you created earlier.
v. Encrypt the file with the password “Exam2023”
vi. Print the document
Task 6: Open text editor and write a command to shut down the computer after 1 hour
i. Save the file as “shutdown” on the desktop
ii. Print the file
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