Our employment services exercise for today was to send an email requesting an informational interview from a professional in the field we are interested in. One might tend to think it is an easy task. However, for one who does not have a lot of professional contacts or a limited networking sphere – it can …
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What I did today
Today we had our 2nd quiz which concentrated on terminologies and concepts involving Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP). I think everybody did pretty good. Time surely flies and it’s now a month since we started the CTT. Alex did a review involving everybody in a question and answer of things that were discussed this month. …
What I did today
Today we revisited some of our past lab assignments to see if we were able to complete the objectives. I added the Graphics Workstation in the BIOS lab assignment and went into its’ UEFI console which was cool. We were also asked to provision three new phones. I partnered with two classmates Frank and Jimmy …
What we did today
We started class today by testing a networking tool called Nmap – a network scanner. However, it should be used with caution and must only be tested within ones’ own network because it is an intrusive tool which must not be used haphazardly especially in the public space. So we downloaded the Nmap program and …
What I did today
Today we had an overview about Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP). This is a fascinating subject and complicated subject. However, a technician will encounter VOIP phones regularly and having an understanding of the basic concept of how it works is truly relevant. I am impressed by the innovative solution Alex came off with in addressing …
What I did today
Today we learned the STAR method of responding to behavioral-based interview questions by segmenting the response as a situation, task, action and result. The assignment is to pick 3 questions from a list of interview questions and apply the star method in the response. We also practiced behavioral interview questions with a partner and reversing …
What I did today
We continued where we left off with the assignment yesterday. After we imaged the computer we had to rename it and join the domain for CTP which is EVO. It is recommended that renaming the PC and joining the domain be done separately to avoid any Windows quirks. Renaming the computer can be done by …
Speedtest alternative
Fast.com – kind of an interesting interface and had some details other speed tests do not.
What I did today
Today we learned all about how to image a computer. I remember a couple of times I had to image my computer because the hard disk on my computer was failing. However, I don’t often use imaging on a regular basis. However, as a technician one is expected to know how to create an image …
What I did today
Today we had our first quiz. Thankfully, Alex gave us a review of what he discussed last week in preparation for the quiz. He also explained the difference between BIOS and UEFI. That review refreshed a lot of memories . 🙂 Finally, our group checked/changed the BIOS settings of the primary boot device to be …