Today we continued on the disk imaging lab. I managed to finish the entire required lab before the end of the day. We had time during the starting presentation to test certain quirks of the sysprep software, and we also looked into how to download an html file from a website via command prompt in …
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Today we started a new lab to learn Disk Imaging. We started with a presentation about what disk imaging is, and then we got to try it in a virtual machine. Disk imaging is sort of like a form of resetting a computer to a previous state, but it’s used as a system recovery primarily …
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Today, we researched Beneficial State Bank as a class in preparation for mock interviews next week. I think it was helpful to understand the company’s values because it ties my interview answers to the specific job I would be practicing an interview with. I had time to work more on my interview written responses and …
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Today we started with our tech article presentations. I had prepared a Google Slides presentation for mine because I wanted to express my creativity and present my own technical interests. Although it wasn’t a news article, I think it was an ideal substitute and it led to a lot of discussion. Then I continued on …
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Today we continued on our labs, including BIOS exploration. After I finished the BIOS exploration, I started on the disk partitioning lab. We ended up discussing and exploring disk partitioning together for most of the class which was more engaging than working on the lab independently. We ran out of time toward the end but …
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Today we began with introductions and I shared my career goal in software development and my interest in reverse engineering. We then started a new lab about Computer Hardware regarding BIOS and disk partitioning. I spent some time working through the BIOS lab, but we ended up doing a presentation about it that was even …
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Today we had a discussion about workplace attitude. We talked through some examples of text where someone acted unprofessionally on the job, and discussed why it was unprofessional. I liked that we were all able to contribute to the conversation as a class. Then I worked on consolidating my interview question and answers so that …
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Today I practiced my typing speed at the beginning of class. I then worked on the Power of Wellness Slides presentation from yesterday. I added animations to each slide to bring it to life. I then spent the remainder of the time on the first draft of my portfolio. I am becoming very enamored with …
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Today we worked on a Google Slides presentation about the fictitious Power Of Wellness Health Center. I managed to create an effect that makes the image look like it pops out of the page in 3D and I was pretty happy with it. I also learned how to edit the colors in a theme and …
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Today we had an orientation for new students in Core Training. I enjoyed seeing new faces but we didn’t have a chance for introductions yet. Then I worked on my monthly evaluation email, Skillsoft lectures, and tried to get started on my graduation portfolio. I also had a chance to practice some typing. Finally, we …