• Provides a list of steps without any description

Installing Windows XP Professional in a Dual-Boot Configuration

• No demonstrations are provided

• No demonstrations are provided

• Demonstrates how settings, folders, and file types are transferred by default in USMT

• No demonstrations are provided

• No demonstrations are provided

• No demonstrations are provided

   6.Activating Windows XP Professional

• Illustrates various configurations such as user data, display, and regional settings with a demonstration

• Introduces the installation process in general
• Students with little background in Windows operating system may get confused

• Introduces the installation process in general
• Students with little backup in Windows operating system may get confused

• Goes over some simple syntax in the Answer File
• No examples are shown

• No illustrations are provided

• Illustrates the User Interaction Level and Distribution Method using demonstrations
• Analyzes each option setting along with the demonstrations

• No demonstrations are provided
• Provides a detailed description of the option settings for the User Interaction Level

• No demonstrations are provided

• Illustrates options in Network Setting using actual screen shots
• Demonstrates how to add a Network Component

• No illustrations or demonstrations are provided

• Does not show students how to add a Network Component

• Demonstrates how to configure advanced settings such as proxy server, home page for the browser, and printer
• Illustrates to students the method to query syntax of the Answer File

• No demonstrations are provided
• Does not include syntax query method for the Answer File

• Analyzes each step in the mapping process
• Discusses syntax of the UDF File using a sample UDF File

• Discusses with plain text only
• No visual aids are provided

• Illustrates UDF settings with actual examples
• Discusses how to configure multiple computers using realistic examples

• No examples are provided

• No examples are provided
• Does not introduces the configuration of multiple computers

• Demonstrates how Windows XP installation is automated using Answer File
• Explains commands in the Answer File using realistic examples

• No demonstrations are provided

• No demonstrations are provided

• Discusses how to resolve conflicts between Answer and UDF Files using real world scenarios

• No examples are provided

• No examples are provides

• Explains the creation of an image file using actual screen shots
• Introduces third-party software by taking students to an actual third-party software purchasing website

• Provides no detail instructions on creating an image file
• Barely introduces third-party software

• Provides a procedure on creating an image file orally
• Does not show students an actual third-party software

• Discusses each step in the demonstrations to ensure that students thoroughly understand the contents
• Informs students about the necessity to delete useless user profiles after copying the default user profile

• Only provides a procedure on the configuration
• Fails to tell students about the importance of deleting useless user profiles

• Demonstrates the entire automated installation to make sure students can put all the different settings together
• Describes the functionality of the \sysprep\i386 folder
• Describes the result of the sysprep folder after the Windows installation is done

• Introduces only options in the sysprep install
• Students may not be able to apply all settings introduced in the previous sections into a single installation
• Does not introduces what the \sysprep\i386 folder is

• Discusses multicasting deployment using both Windows and third-party software
• Introduces the multicasting deployment function of the Symantec Ghost? application

• Does not introduce multicasting deployment using third-party software

• Uses topology tables to illustrate Remote Installation Services

• No visual aids are provided

• No visual aids are provided

• Discusses plug and play devices with pictures and graphs
• Students can clearly see what the devices look like

• Introduces plug and play devices in plain text only

• Introduces plug and play devices orally

• Discusses non-plug and play devices with pictures and graphs
• Students can clearly see what the devices look like

• Introduces non-plug and play devices in plain text only

• Introduces non-plug and play devices orally

• Demonstrates other ways to open Device Manager
• Introduces options in Device Manager such as IDE Controller, Keyboard, Mouse, and Network Adapter using actual screen shots
• Demonstrates how to scan for new hardware devices
• Discusses different device status

• Introduces only one way to open Device Manager
• Does not discuss options in Device Manager in detail
• Does not introduce device status

Adding a Local Printer

• Demonstrates how to install and configure local and network printers in a step-by-step approach
• Discusses how to identify the default printer

• Provides only a procedure on adding a printer
• Does not introduce how to identify the default printer

• Only introduces steps on installing a local printer

  2. Working with Drivers

Driver Signing

• Provides a step-to-step demonstration when illustrating driver signing
• Explains the content of sigverif.txt
• Demonstrates how to examine signed devices in Device Manager

• Does not discuss the content of sigverif.txt
• Does not show students how to examine signed devices

Updating Drivers

Driver Rollback

  3. Troubleshooting Hardware Devices

Using Device Manager to Troubleshoot Devices

• Demonstrates how to search for devices in the HCL website, http://www.windo
  wsmarketplace.com

• Does not mention the HCL website for device troubleshooting

• Does not mention the HCL website for device troubleshooting

Removing Devices

• Demonstrates how to remove different types of devices and drivers

• Only introduces how to remove hardware drivers

Configuring Resources

Module 4 Managing Disks

  1.Working with Disk Management

• Illustrates , each option of the Disk Management tool in a step-by-step demonstration
• Demonstrates how to modify disk letter using Disk Management and DiskPart
• Discusses the important commands in DiskPart in detail

• Introduces Disk Management and DiskPart in plain text only
• Introduces how to change drive letter using only DiskPart

  2. Working with Basic Disks

Organizing a Basic Disk

• Analyzes Basic Disk in details using graphs and pictures
• Discusses which partition can be marked as Active and which cannot

• Introduces Basic Disk in general
• Does not inform students which partition can be marked as Active

• Only introduces this section briefly

Creating Partitions and Drivers on a Basic Disk

• Demonstrates the creation of partitions and drivers
• Analyzes the results of the demonstration
• Discusses the color identifier for each type of disk partition
• Demonstrates how to enable the compression function when formatting a disk

• Provides only procedures
• Does not associate disk partition to different colors
• Does not introduce the compression function in disk formatting

• Does not introduce the compression function in disk formatting

Adding a Basic Disk

• Demonstrates a required action for detecting new hardware devices in BIOS before installing a new hard drive

• Does not introduce the process of detecting devices in BIOS before installing a new hard drive

• Does not introduce the process of detecting devices in BIOS before installing a new hard drive

  3. Working with Dynamic Disks

Converting from a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk

• Identifies the operating systems that support dynamic disk
• Discusses some of the features on the dynamic disk:

• Maximum number of partition
• Reasons for using dynamic disk
• Maximum capacity
• Whether to support dual-boot configuration
• Whether dynamic disk is supported in portable computers/removable disk

• Does not introduce the features of dynamic disk

Organizing a Dynamic Disk

• Uses examples to introduce and differentiate striped volume and spanned volume

• Introduces striped volume and spanned volume in plain text only
• Does not discuss the differences between these two volumes

Creating a Volume

• Demonstrates how to create a volume
• Discusses the capability of dynamic disk to extend to continuous and discontinous spaces

• No demonstrations are provided
• Does not introduce the capability of dynamic disk to extend to continous or discontinous spaces

Moving Dynamic Disks

• Demonstrates how to move a dynamic disk to another computer

• No demonstrations are provided

  4. Preparing Disks When Upgrading to Windows XP Professional

  5. Managing Disks

Viewing Disk Status and Properties

• Illustrates disk status and properties using realistic examples

• No illustrations are provided

Extending a Volume or Partition

Deleting a Volume or Partition

• This section is discussed and demonstrated in previouse lessons of the course.
• Reviews the topics of discussion and provides illustrations to further increase the students comprehension of the materials presented in this lesson.

• Some references discuss the deletion of volumes or partitions in this section of the course.
• Lesson is poorly organized

Changing a Drive Letter

• This section is discussed and demonstrated in previouse lessons of the course.
• Reviews the topics of discussion and provides illustrations to further increase the students comprehension of the materials presented in this lesson.

• Some references discuss the deletion of volume or partition in this section of the course.
• Lesson is poorly organized

Creating a Mount Point

• Demonstrates how to create a mounted disk
• Discusses the steps in the demonstration beforehand

• Only provides a procedure

• Does not clearly identify the disk to be mounted in the lab

  6. Defragmenting Volumes

Using Disk Defragmenter

• Discusses different methods to start disk defragmentation
• Discusses various states in disk defragmentation using actual screen shots

• Introduces only one method to start disk defragmentation
• Does not discusses disk defragmentation states

Using Defrag.exe

• Demonstrates how to use Defrag.exe in command mode
• Discusses the use of the at command to schedule a disk defragmentation

• No demonstrations are provided
• Does not introduce the at command

• Does not introduce the at command