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Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment

and systems (7540-228)


Systems and Principles (QCF)
Assignment guide for Candidates www.cityandguilds.com
February 2011
Assignment D Version 3.0
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Contents
Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment and systems (7540-228)

Assignment D

Introduction – Information for Candidates 2


Candidate Instructions 3

Assignment D Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment and systems 2 (7540-228) 1


Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment and systems (7540-228)
Assignment D
Introduction – Information for Candidates

About this document


This assignment comprises all of the assessment for Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment and systems
(7540-228).

Health and safety


You are asked to consider the importance of safe working practices at all times.

You are responsible for maintaining the safety of others as well as your own. Anyone behaving in an
unsafe fashion will be stopped and a suitable warning given. You will not be allowed to continue
with an assignment if you compromise any of the Health and Safety requirements. This may seem
rather strict but, apart from the potentially unpleasant consequences, you must acquire the habits
required for the workplace.

Time allowance
The recommended time allowance for this assignment is 3 hours.

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Level 2 Maintain ICT equipment and systems (7540-228)
Candidate Instructions

Time allowance: 3 hours

Assignment set up:

This assignment is made up of three tasks:


• Task A – Perform a risk assessment and set up an ICT workstation to comply with health and
safety guidelines
• Task B – Identify, record and resolve ICT hardware failures
• Task C – Perform common system preventative maintenance to a PC

Scenario
You are employed in the IT department at a large organisation. The organisation has just taken over
another business that has its own disused IT workshop. The workshop contains several computer
systems that your line manager would like you to see if you could salvage for future use.

Task A – Perform a risk assessment and set up an ICT workstation to comply


with health and safety guidelines

1 Before you can commence work on the ICT systems, you are required to perform a health &
safety risk assessment on your new working environment.
Using the form provided, identify three hazards and their associated risks.

2 Where possible, implement the changes you’ve highlighted in your Risk Assessment to
provide a safe working environment.

3 Test the anti-static device provided.

4 Please use the Answer Sheet provided to complete Task A4


Using the available components, and ensuring that all necessary cleaning has been
performed, put together a workstation, including the required base unit components.
Record the details and specifications of any components added to the base unit.

5 Visually check all power leads for faults and correct fuse rating. Record details of fuse ratings
on the Answer Sheet.

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Task B – Identify, record and resolve ICT hardware failures

1 Obtain the assessor’s permission to power up the workstation.


Using the diagnostic tools and workstation you have been given, identify the faults. Record
the failures and your diagnoses of the failures identified in the Fault Recording Log.

2 Carry out solutions identified complying with current regulations and organisational best
practices. Record the actions taken on the Fault Recording Log. Demonstrate to the assessor
that the fixes have been carried out successfully.

3 Correctly set up and position the functioning workstation for a user according to best
practices with regards to ergonomics and health and safety legislation.

Task C – Perform common system back-up procedures and apply corrective


software maintenance to a PC

1 Install and configure as necessary the software patch / service pack.


Install, configure and update an anti-virus programme.
Schedule the anti-virus to run a full system scan every Friday at 9am.
Configure one other Operating System utility to run every Tuesday at 9am (eg disk
management).
Record all actions taken, any problems encountered and results on the Preventative
Maintenance Report.

When you have finished working:

• Sign each document above your name and label all removable storage media with your name.
• Hand all paperwork and removable storage media to your assessor.

If the assignment is taken over more than one period, all paperwork and removable media must be
returned to the test supervisor at the end of each sitting.
End of assignment

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