TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

IJAGUN, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

REPORT ON STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)

TRAINING PROGRAM

DONE AT

BIGTOYO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

IMEPE, OGUN STATE

BY

ADELEKE WARITH PRECIOUS

20210204203
SUBMITTED TO

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF A

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION DEGREE

(B.Sc Ed) IN

COMPUTER SCIENCE

DATE: MARCH 2024

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that ADELEKE WARITH PRECIOUS whose Matric number is

20210204203 has completed his 3 months industrial attachment at BIGTOYO COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY

The work contained here is original and entirely executed by the above name student and
supervisor.

_____________________________ _______________________
ADELEKE WARITH PRECIOUS DATE
(Student)

_____________________________ _______________________
DR. OMILABU DATE
SIWES SUPERVISOR (CSC)

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 Dedication

This report is dedicated to the Almighty God for seeing me through this
journey, and to my wonderful parents, who taught me that the largest task can
be accomplished if one can work hard and remain committed to one’s true self.

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 Acknowledgement

I wish to acknowledge my parents, Mr and Mrs Adeleke for their support and
backing during this wonderful exercise.

Special recognition goes to Mr Bankole Ganiyu for his love, and teachings
during the 3months SIWES program. To my colleagues, the workers in Bigtoyo
computer technology, you all are loved.

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 Table of contents

Dedication……………………………………………………………..………..2

Acknowledgement………………………………………………………..……3

Table of content………………………………………………………………….
…...4-5

CHAPTER ONE………………….…………………………………….
…………………..6

1.0 About SIWES………..….…….……………….…….………………..……6

1.1 Roles of different bodies in SIWES operation….………………….7-9

CHAPTER TWO………………………………….
………………………………………..10

2.0 About Bigtoyo Computer Technology.……………..……….……...…….10

2.1 Operations and Services……………………………………..………..10-11

CHAPTER THREE………………………………………………….………..
…….……..12

3.0 Procedure for Uncoupling a System…………..…………….……..…..24

3.1 Procedure for Formatting and Driving………………..……..…24-25

3.2 Basic Computer Faults and Solutions…………...…………………26-28

3.3 Computer Repairs and Maintenance Tools….…………………………19

3.3.1 Hardware Tools……………………………….…...……………..19-22

3.3.2 Software Tools ………………………………………………………....22

3.3.3 Protection Tools ………………………………………………..…….…23

3.4 Computer Networking …………………………………………..…….…23

3.4.1 Making Ethernet Cables ……………………………………..…….…23

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CHAPTER
FOUR…………………………………………………………………...……19

4.1 My Experience………………………..……………..…………...…….....29

4.2 Summary………………………………..……………..………….…….….29

4.3 Recommendation………………..…………………....………………….29

REFERENCE

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 CHAPTER ONE

1.0 About SIWES

In a quest to improve one’s intellectual competence, a series of courses are

taken in the tertiary institutions of knowledge. These courses may vary from
discipline to discipline in other to fill in different gaps in the economic needs
of the society.

The courses are taken in series of theoretical and practical sessions. Over the
past years, studies have revealed that there was a great gap between the
university graduate and the industry of discipline.

In other to close this gap between a fresh graduate and the industry, the
SIWES program was introduced in Nigeria in 1979. SIWES meaning
Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme is a skills training program
designed to expose and prepare students of the tertiary institutions for the
industrial work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. This
program is sponsored by the federal government of Nigeria with its
objectives as;

1. To provide an avenue for students in the tertiary institutions to acquire skills

and experience in their course of study.

2. To provide students with an opportunity to apply their knowledge in real

work and actual practice.

3. To make transition from school to world of work easier.

4. To enhance students contacts for later job placement opportunities.

5. To expose students to work techniques and machinery.

6. To enlist and strengthen employers involvement in the entire educational

process.

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 CHAPTER TWO

2.0 About Bigtoyo Computer Technology

Bigtoyo Computer Technology is a certified computer engineering company based in Imepe,
Ogun State, Nigeria. It was established by Mr Bankole Ganiyu Toyosi and it has been in
working existence for more than 10years, it is primarily involved in the sales, repair and
maintenance of Computers and its accessories with services rendered to Private
Organizations and individuals with a robust and extensive supply and services network and
computer networking. Bigtoyo Computer Technology contributes to the smooth running of
different organizations in Nigeria. The company has in the past 8 years gone mainstream due
to the display of integrity with respect to quality products and professional services. In PC
AID Computer Engineering, there exist unique programs that guarantee value to quench the
clients’ thirst for satisfaction and ensures excellence in the management of consumer’s
resources.

2.1 Operations and Services

Bigtoyo computer technology offers a large varieties of services which

include the following:

1. Computer repair and sales.

2. Sale of computer accessories.

3. Networking services

4. Information Technology (IT) Technical Support

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 CHAPTER 3

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN SIWES CENTER

3.0 PROCEDURE FOR UNCOUPLING A SYSTEM DOWN TO

MOTHERBOARD

i. Remove the battery. This is ensure that charges do not destroy the
board.
ii. Wear the anti-static wrist band and attach the metal clip on the
metal part of the system.
iii. Unscrew the back body nuts and open the back.
iv. Remove the hard disk.
v. Unscrew body bearing in mind the different positions of the
screws.
vi. Remove keyboard.
vii. Detach the screen from the hinges.
viii. Detach disk drive and RAM
ix. Unscrew the upper body to see more components to unscrew.
x. Remove speaker, RAM, microprocessor(s) and graphic card and
the connectors.

3.1 PROCEDURE FOR FORMATTING AND DRIVING A SYSTEM

Drivers are software that enable hardware in the system to function properly.
Every hardware has a number of drivers that run it. Drivers enable
upgrading/updating of hardware.

After formatting a system, all the drivers have to be installed back. Example of
software packages that provide system drivers are Driver Pack and Driver
Identifier. The procedure is thus explained;

i. The operating system to be installed after formatting is procured in a

storage device (CD, external hard drive, or flash) in compressed form.
ii. Important files present in the system must be extracted to an external
storage device.

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 iii. On start-up, the boot process is intercepted by immediately pressing
F9 key (in HP) or F12(in Dell), and then changing the boot device at
the BIOS.
The boot device is where the computer boots from and where an
operating system is saved. The four (4) boot device options are
a. Notebook Upgrade Bay or CD-ROM
b. Notebook Hard Drive
c. USB Hard Drive 1
d. Notebook Ethernet or Network
iv. When the boot device has been chosen, and system restarts, it searches
for the OS and starts up. Page for format pops up.
v. Option for format and deletion of partitions are listed, the partition to
be formatted is then chosen. And the raw partitions are divided if need
be.
vi. Windows is installed on main partition
vii. Then, some relevant selections like language, time and date are made.
viii. Connect device to an external storage and install an anti-virus
ix. Using either Driver Pack or Driver Identifier, drivers for the different
hardware are reinstalled.
x. Then software are installed.

3.2 Basic Computer Faults and Solutions

i. Heating up of the system:
Causes
a. Dormant fan.
b. Evaporated processor paste.
c. Improperly connected heat sink or low conducting power of heat
sink.
d. Blockage of vent by dust or dirt.
Solution
a. Change of fan or properly connecting fan.
b. Application of more processor paste.
c. Opening up of system and placing the heat sink properly or change
of the heat sink to a more conductive one.
d. Dusting of the vent.

ii. Hanging of the system:

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 a. Low or incompatible RAM.
b. Filled hard disk.
c. Heating up of system.
Solution
a. Increase RAM size.
b. Delete some files in the hard disk and install a cleaner or replace
the hard disk.
c. Heating up can be resolved using the aforementioned solutions.

iii. Dormant Keyboard

a. Packing or “not using” a system.
b. Damage of the “flex” or connector.
c. Drenched keyboard.
d. Damage of one key causing the board to cut off all other keys.
Solution
a. Vigorously tapping the keys to restore function.
b. Disabling keyboard driver and restarting the system which auto-
enables it.
c. Change of flex or connector.
d. Change of keyboard.

iv. Inability to power on.

Cause: Bad IC on the board.
Solution: Locating and changing faulty IC.
v. Error disk display on starting up
Cause: Weak or completely bad hard disk.
Solutions
a. Trouble shooting at the hardware section of the BIOS on start up
by immediately clicking the F9 key(on HP) or F12( on Dell).
b. If weak, try to transfer important file to an external storage device.
c. If bad, change hard disk.

vi. Unresponsive speaker

Causes
a. Speaker driver needs update.
b. Undrived speaker.

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 c. Spoilt speaker.
d. Spoilt sound card.
Solution
a. Disable drive and restart the system, if it doesn’t work, drive or
update the speaker using DriverPack.
b. Format system.
c. Change speaker.
d. If changed speaker doesn’t work, troubleshoot sound card.
vii. Unresponsive screen touch
Causes
a. Formatting and driving the screen, this results in problem because
some touch screens have drivers that cannot be deleted by
formatting, and redriving it removes the needed drive.
b. Formatting and driving with wrong drive.

Solutions
a. After formatting, do not drive the screen.
b. If screen doesn’t work, or works partially, then drive using HP
online support (for HPs) or Dell online support as the case maybe.
These online supports searches for the screen details and finds the
exact drive that support your screen touch, which you download
and install.

viii. Inability of USB ports to recognize devices.

Causes
a. Dormant USB controller drive.
b. Poorly driven USB ports.
c. Driver needs to be updated.
d. Damaged USB ports.
Solution
a. Disable USB controller drive and restart the computer system.
b. Redrive USB controller.
c. Update USB controller drive.
d. Change USB hardware.
ix. Uncontrolled restarting of system.
Causes
a. Use of unlicensed or trial version of an operating system.
b. Virus infection.
c. Inability of the power connectors and power spider ICs to
efficiently distribute power.

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 Solution
a. Formatting and installation of licensed operating system.
b. Installation of an anti-virus, and performing a deep system scan to
identify and delete the malware.
c. Change of power connector and troubleshooting of motherboard to
identify faulty power ICs.
3.3 COMPUTER REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TOOLS

To accurately and easily troubleshoot a system, a computer engineering needs

to possess all the basic tools required for computer maintenance and other
relevant tools also. Some of these tools include;

3.3.1 Hardware Tools

i. Anti-static wrist band: The computer is made up of some of

components that require very little electric charges to operate. The
static electricity in the body may be far greater than the required
charge, thus the destruction of such component. The anti-static wrist-
strap is used to prevent static electricity charges from destroying the
computer parts by grounding your body. The metal clip is connected
to a bare metal part of the computer case like the metal case of a PC.

Fig 4.1: Anti-static wrist band

This can also be achieved partially but no safely by touching the
ground at intervals to discharge the static electricity to the ground.
ii. Tweezers: It is a too; used for picking up and manipulating objects
too small to be handled with the human hand.

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 Fig 4.2: A tweezer
iii. Long Nose Plier: It used to cut wires and can get in and out of tight
spots, unlike regular pliers.

Fig 4.3: A plier

iv. Soldering Iron: It is essential for repairs on mother board but with
extreme care. When used carelessly, it can destroy the board as well as
injure the engineer.

Fig 4.4: Soldering Iron

v. 8” Wire Cutter/ Stripper: It is for wire cutting and stripping
insulation on a single, multiple, fine stranded of wire cables with
plastic or rubber insulation.

Fig 4.5: 8” wire cutter

vi. Hot air blower/Work Station: This is used in desoldering parts that
are faulty or have been being wrongly soldered. It weakens the lead. It
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 is also used in the application of paste ( heat dependent gum) on
board.

Fig 4.6 Hot air blower

vii. Set of Screw Drivers: The different parts of the computer are made of
nuts and screws of different sizes, thus the need for multi-mouth screw
driver set. It is used in the loosening of nuts and screws.

Fig 4.7: Set of screw drivers

viii. Paste flux: This is a heat dependent non-insulating joining paste used
to attach components on the board.

Fig 4.8: Paste flux

ix. Soldering wire/ lead: This is a metallic conductive joining material. It
is applied using the soldering iron at high temperature. Soldering on
the motherboard requires a high level of care as the soldering iron
lacks precision(mouth-size of 2mm-3mm)
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 Fig 4.9: Soldering lead
x. Multi-meter: It is used to measure voltage, current, continuity of wire
or motherboard, resistances at different points on the board and a lot
more.

Fig 4.10: A digital multi-meter

xi. Storage (USB Flash and External Hard disk): This stores all the
engineer’s working softwares. Without which the engineer can do so
little.
xii. Magnifying Lamp: It is used while working on the board to magnify
the size of the board for accuracy and speed.

Fig 4.11: A magnifying lamp

3.3.2 Software Tools: Like hardware tools, there are a variety of software
tools that can be used to help technicians pinpoint and troubleshoot problems.

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Many of these tools are free and several come with the Windows operating
system. Examples are;
i. Disk Management tools: Initializes disks, creates partitions, and
formats partitions.
ii. ScanDisk : Checks the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by
scanning the file system. These tools might also check the disk surface
for physical errors.
iii. Disk Cleanup: Clears space on a hard drive by searching for files that
can be safely deleted.
iv. HP Diagnostic tool: It troubleshoots the inactive hardware and tries
activate them, on request. When unable to fix a problem, it gives the
cause of such problem (e.g missing drive).
v. Driver Pack Online: It scans a system and then lists the missing
drives or drives that needs update in the system.
vi. Windows Update Diagnostic: It is a preinstalled software that scans
and updates system component drivers and also preinstalled software.
vii. HP Support Solutions Framework: It scans faulty systems and
provide online solutions.

3.3.3 PROTECTION TOOLS

Virus and spyware can damage operating systems, applications, and data.
Computers that have been pinfected may even have problems with hardware
performance or component failure, thus the need for protection tools.

i. Windows Action Center: Checks the status of essential security settings.

The Action Center continuously checks to make sure that the software
firewall and antivirus programs are running. It also ensures that automatic
updates download and install automatically.
ii. Antivirus program: Protects the system against virus attacks.
iii. Antispyware program: Protects against software that sends information
about web surfing habits to an attacker. Spyware can be installed without
the knowledge or consent of the user.
iv. Windows Firewall: Runs continuously to protect against unauthorized
communications to and from your computer. But when a system has a
working anti-virus, the operating system automatically disables the
windows firewall, as the two perform same function.

3.4 COMPUTER NETWORKING

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 A computer network is a system in which multiple computers are connected to each other to
share information and resources.

Fig. 3.31 Computer networking

Characteristics of a Computer Network

 Share resources from one computer to another.

 Create files and store them in one computer, access those files from the other
computer(s) connected over the network.
 Connect a printer, scanner, or a fax machine to one computer within the network and
let other computers of the network use the machines available over the network.

The following is the list of hardware's required to set up a computer network.

 Network Cables
 Distributors
 Routers
 Internal Network Cards
 External Network Cards

The types of Computer Networks include the following:

 LAN {Local Area Network}

 WAN {Wide Area Network}
 MAN {Metropolitan Area Network}
 CAN {Campus Area Network}

3.4.1 MAKING OF ETHERNET CABLE

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Ethernet cables can be quite expensive and pre-made lengths are not always the length you
need. Making Ethernet cables is easy with a box of bulk Category 5e Ethernet cables and RJ-
45 connectors that are attached to the cut ends of your preferred cable length. There are two
kind of ethernet cables:

i. Straight through ethernet cable: Straight through Ethernet cables are the
standard cable used for almost all purposes and are often called ‘patch cables. It’s
highly recommended you duplicate the color order as shown on the left. Note how
the green pair is not side-by-side, like the other pairs. This configuration allows
for longer wire runs.

ii. Cross over ethernet cable: Crossover Ethernet cables directly connect one
computer or device to another without going through a router, switch, or hub.

The following are the procedures for making Ethernet cables.

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 1. Cut into the plastic sheath about one inch (2.5 cm) from the end of the cut
cable. The crimping tool has a razor blade that will do the trick with practice.

2. Unwind and pair the similar colors.

3. Pinch the wires between your fingers and straighten them out as shown. The color order is

important to get correct.

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4. Use scissors to make a straight cut across the eight wires to shorten them to half an inch (1.3
cm) from the cut sleeve to the end of the wires.

5. Carefully push all eight unstripped colored wires into the connector. Note the position of the
blue plastic sleeve. Also note how the wires go all the way to the end. A view from the top. All
the wires are all the way in. There are no short wires.

6. Crimping the cable. Carefully place the connector into the Ethernet crimper and cinch
down on the handles tightly. The copper splicing tabs on the connector will pierce into each
of the eight wires. There’s also a locking tab that holds the blue plastic sleeve in place for a
tight compression fit. When you remove the cable from the crimper, that end is ready to use.

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7. For a standard ‘straight through’ cable, repeat all steps and wire color order on the other
end of the cable. For a crossover cable, the other end will have a different color order as
shown by the crossover picture above.

8. Make sure to test the cables before installing them. An inexpensive Ethernet cable tester
does this quite well.

CHAPTER 4
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4.1 MY EXPERIENCE
The whole experience gained during the attachment at Bigtoyo Computer technology was
very enlightening. The practical skills we were exposed to and the opportunity to relate with
typical situations relating to computer engineering industry. These experiences have
successfully broadened my understanding and interest in Computer Science as a profession
especially in the field of Computer repair and engineering.
The training was worthwhile, has it accorded me the privilege of gaining insight into job
preparation as well as what it meant to carry out proper inspection and also working
condition under stress which in a way prepares undergraduates for the outside world after
school.

4.2 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

This report has been able to x-ray an account of the entire work – experience garnered by me
during my SIWES program at Bigtoyo Computer Technology which is a core scheme in ITF
and which is saddled with the responsibility of strengthening the effective teaching and
learning of skill based course such as Computer Science

I therefore conclude that SIWES is of great benefit to students in tertiary institutions. It

therefore implies that the proper and effective administration of SIWES will go a long way in
boosting and enhancing the competencies of the workforce of the country.

I also concluded that SIWES is confronted with series of challenges and this may have
hindered the realization of the goals and objectives of the scheme and it therefore needs to be
given attention by all concerned stakeholders. Also, my general relationship with people as
well as my work ethics has increased greatly.

4.3 RECOMMENDATION

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Based on the experience and knowledge acquired at the course of the SIWES training, I
hereby give the following recommendation based on my observations.
1. Proper orientation should be given to the students by the university before they go on
SIWES at least before mid-semester break of first semester.

2. The placement letter should be given to students early enough so as to avoid attachment in
irrelevant organization.

3. I recommend that substantial percent of the National budget should go into the
development, improvement and sustenance of the power sector. Doing this would help
improve Electricity production and in turn improve development and industrialization and
subsequently, the income the country generates.

4. Student should avoid prioritizing money over work and experience and should develop a
good attitude, good work ethics and be a good ambassador of the university they are
representing.
5. Institution and ITF should ensure that students are attached at relevant establishment for
effective training, experience and exposure related to their course of study in the university.

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