The Module 6 Test on 'Windows NT / 2000 Operating Systems' will be held on Friday 12 January 2007, at the end of the first week back after the Christmas break.

The Module 5 Test on 'Windows 9X (95/98/SE/ME) Operating Systems' will be held on Friday 15 December 2006.

The Module 4 Test on Operating Systems Fundamentals will take place on Friday 8 December (not 1 December as originally shown).

The CD ROM discs containing the entire Cisco IT Essentials 1 course are now available from your teacher - just ask to get one.

I'm off ill today (Friday 24 Novemeber) so we'll have to postpone the Module 3 test until Monday 27 November. In today's lesson you can do some more revision for the test using the Cisco website, and then you can continue working on your AiDA 'Make Space' project if there is any time left.

See you on Monday.

Mr. M. Jones

Don't forget your second module test is on Friday 3 November - there is booklet to help you revise for it which can be downloaded from the 'Resources' menu on the right.

You can also access the IT Essentials 1 online materials from the Cisco website from the 'Useful Links' menu here.

We hope to be able to give you a CD with these materials soon - then you will be able to use them on your home computer without needing to be connected to the internet.

Good Luck - let's a have a few with 100% this time!

Mr. M. Jones
Miss E. Schofield

Welcome to the Year 10 Cisco Blog.

This blog or website will keep you up to date with what is happening in the WHS Year 10 Cisco IT Essentials Course running in 2006. If you need to know something about this course, this is the first place you should look.

There is a link to the main Cisco website in the menu on the right of this screen, and this is where you will find the course materials and your test results gradebook. You can access these on any computer which is connected to the internet.

If you want to leave any questions or comments for your Cisco IT Teachers, you may do so in the 'Comments' section underneath every message posted - just remember to include your name in your message. Comments will not appear until a teacher has checked them.

One of the main purposes of this blog is to provide a list of test dates, which will be taken approximately every three weeks. The link to this information is in the menu and underneath this message post.

Here are the proposed test dates for the Cisco IT Essentials Course 2006-7:

Module 1 - Information Technology Basics
Friday 29 September 2006 - done

Module 2 - How Computers Work
Friday 3 November 2006 - done

Module 3 - Assembling a Computer
Friday 24 November 2006 - done

Module 4 - Operating Systems Fundamentals
Friday 8 December 2006 - done

Module 5 - Windows 9X Operating Systems
Friday 15 December 2006 - done

Module 6 - Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems
Friday 12 January 2007 - done

Module 7 - Windows XP Operating Systems
Friday 26 January 2007 - done

Module 8 - Multimedia Capabilities
Friday 16 February 2007 - done

Module 9 - Advanced Hardware Fundamentals and Servers
Friday 9 March 2007 - done

Mid Term Test (All modules covered so far)
Friday 27 April - done

Module 10 - Networking Fundamentals
Friday 4 May 2007 - done

Module 11 - Printers and Printing
Friday 25 May 2007 - done

Module 12 - Preventative Maintenance and Upgrading
Friday 15 June 2007

Module 13 - Troubleshooting PC Hardware
Friday 22 June 2007

Module 14 - Troubleshooting Software
Friday 29 July 2007

Skills Test
Tuesday 10 July 2007 (with Mr. Pelham)

Final Test
Thursday 12 July 2007 (with Mr. Pelham)

Final Test Resit (if necessary)
Friday 13 July 2007 (with Mr. Pelham)

Dates are subject to change so always check this list well before the test date.