Task 1
Seduced scan

I opened my security softwear and click on the virus and spywear tab and selected sedual scan and set the scan to take place on every Friday at 10:00 am and clicked ok to save my changes made.

Virus protection update

On my security home page I click on the “start tune up” buttion and waited for my full scan to finnish and then recived a report telling me what had been found.


Firewall

I clicked on the “firewall” tab at the top of the page and selected the programs I wish the firewall to block.
Create folders


I right clicked on the desktop and selected the tab “new” and then selected the “new folder” tab and then a new folder appears.

Copy and delete files

I right clicked on the file I wanted to copy and selected copy.

I right clicked the file I wanted to delete and selected delete.


Back up

I clickked on the back up buttion and it scaned the computer for files to back up hen backed them up to a CD.



DEFRAG


I right clicked on my C-drive and selected properties. When the properties page opened I clicked on the “tools” tab at the top and then selected the “defragment now…” button and started the defragmentation and waited until is completed.

up dated work

Comparison of windows XP and Mac OS X


Windows XP
Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers. The name XP stands for eXPerience. Windows XP is the latest version to both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me. Windows XP was first released on 25 October 2001, and over 400 million copies were in use in January 2006.
The most common editions of the operating system are Windows XP Home Edition, which is targeted at home users, and Windows XP Professional and is targeted at power users, business and enterprise clients. There is also a Windows XP Media Centre Edition and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
Windows XP is known for its efficiency and stability. Windows XP has also been criticized by some users for security vulnerabilities, tight integration of applications such as Internet Explorer 6 and Windows Media Player, and for aspects of its default user interface. Later versions with Service Pack 2 addressed some of these concerns.
There are new Windows XP user interface, new digital media features, new communication tools, new Help and Support features, and enhanced security features.
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a line of computer operating systems developed and sold by apple. The latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Mac computers. Mac OS X is the newer version to the original Mac OS, which had been Apple's first operating system since 1984.
The server edition, Mac OS X Server, is architecturally very similar to its desktop counterpart but includes workgroup management and administration software tools that provide simplified access to common network services. Apple also produces specialized versions of Mac OS X for use on three of its devices, the Apple TV, the iPhone, and the iPod touch.












Utility software


Auto wizard
Auto Run Wizard allows you to configure the tasks that occur automatically when a CD/DVD is inserted into the CD/DVD drive. Auto Run Wizard has been proven to be the easiest to use. In use by well over a hundred thousand users, Auto Run Wizard is the choice among creators of any CD production.

Log info
This utility saves your company time and money. Log Info can log Hardware and Network information, Operating System data, Processor types and RAM. With the Configuration module, it allows you to select exactly the information you want logged and where it is logged to. All of the computer data from all of your machines could be consolidated into one simple flat file or to individual files based on computer name and username.

Shut down
This program can be setup to shutdown, logoff, turn off or restart a user's machine. Very easy to use and distribute, no is installation required. There is no user interface for this program, when you run shutdown, it will execute the commands passed.

Open/close CD

This program will open or close the CD-ROM drive then launch a specified program. For example, just think of a program you use all of the time that requires a CD. Now think how convenient it would be if when you launched that program, it opened your CD-ROM for you? That is what Open/Close CD was created for.

Create message pro
Create Message Pro allows you to configure and create stand alone .EXE files for distribution across your network or the Internet. Our Create Message Pro adds the ability to specify the message text, buttons to appear on the message, and the type of message icon that appears. Once your message is finished you can save that message anywhere on your computer or on your network as a free standing .EXE file. Messages created with Create Message Pro are freely distributable to an unlimited number of computers.