Section 1.3

I finished section 1.2 today, which went over the installation process of Windows Vista and Windows 7. The processes were much more simplified than Windows Xp, since the installation is guided by a more user friendly prompt. Any differences existed in the new abilities in Windows 7 and Vista- mostly having to do with internet and network set-ups. After 1.2, I started 1.3- which detailed using the command line (cmd in Windows computers) to complete functions that you would normally do with the Windows interface. These functions include navigating directories (file folders) and copying, removing, and making directories. For example, to move to "my documents" in the command line, I would have to type "dir" to show all of the available directories, and then type in "cd 'my documents'" to move to it. I also learned how to partition any available drives with the "diskpart" command variations and format them with the "format" command. I then learned the ways to list and kill tasks that are operating on a computer through the command line. The next subsection began discussing the different commands used to diagnose network problems. The first and most useful command is "ipconfig," which lists all Internet Protocol ID's and your computer's gateways for the internet. I also learned the commands "ping" and "tracert" which help diagnose connections to local networks and different DNS servers (DNS servers being the different computers or networks you can connect to- like google or youtube). All of this is especially useful if you only have access to the command prompt- which can often happen with computer crashes. I spent two hours taking notes on all of these subjects, giving me 7 total hours out of 25 for my Capstone Project.