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Instructor, PACE-IT Program – Edmonds Community College
Areas of Expertise Industry Certification
 PC Hardware
 Network Administration
 IT Project Management
 Network Design
 User Training
 IT Troubleshooting
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Education
 M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University
 B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University
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with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues
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Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse
workforces, improving processes, analyzing
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required— with a focus on technology.

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» Computer Management Console.
» Device Manager.
» Users and Groups.
» Local Security Policy.
» Performance Monitor.
» Services.
» Task Scheduler.
» Component Services.
» Data Sources.
» Print Management.
» Windows Memory Diagnostic.
» Windows Firewall.
» Advanced Security.
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The console has a plethora of
tools available to assist in
the administrative
management of a computer.
The console is available through the Control Panel
and the Administrative Tools icon. Select Computer
Management and your initial options are: System
Tools, Storage, and Services and Applications.
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– Different methods of access.
» From the Start Menu: right click Computer, select Properties,
and then select Device Manager.
» From the Control Panel: select System and then select Device
Manager.
» From the Run box: type “Device Manager”.
» From the Computer Management Console: it can be found
under the System Tools heading.
– Administrator uses.
» Quickly determine the status of hardware and firmware.
» Update hardware drivers from here.
» Help to resolve mysterious hardware issues.
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– Users.
» Profiles of allowed users.
» These profiles are used for authentication (proof of who they
are through usernames and passwords).
» These profiles can be used for authorization (what they are
allowed to do) in non-domain situations.
» Users can be placed into Groups (a user must belong to at
least one group).
– Groups.
» Use the principle of least privilege.
» Groups are assigned privileges (the actions and permissions
that are available to the users within them).
» Windows comes with many default groups that can be
modified; you can also create your own.
– OS must have the ability to join domains.
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Local Security Policy.
Granular control of
security privileges.
Applet includes many settings that are
used to secure a local computer.
Some setting are only available from
this applet. Applet is available through
the control panel or secpol.msc.
Performance Monitor.
Quickly evaluate overall
system performance.
User can establish which parameters
to monitor. Can be viewed in real time,
or reports can be logged.
Services.
PCs utilize services
constantly.
Users can modify the operation and
behavior of services from this applet.

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Task Scheduler.
Criteria for any given
task.
Allows for scheduling tasks to occur
when conditions are met. There are
many different triggers that can be
used to set a scheduled task into
motion.
Component Services.
Make adjustment to
COM objects.
Available to XP and 7 from
Administrative Tools, but must be
added to Vista (as a snap in to the
Microsoft Management Console).
Data Sources.
Connect an application
to a database.
As a rule, if an application needs to
connect to a database, it does so
automatically; however, not all
applications are created equal.

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– Print Management.
» Allows fine control of the printer environment.
• This applet is used to manage and control the behavior
of printers and their drivers.
– Windows Memory Diagnostic.
» Suspect your PC has a memory problem?
• RAM doesn’t go bad often, but it can be difficult to
discover when it does. This tool is used to diagnose the
issue and the report can be seen in the Event Viewer.
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Windows Firewall is a
powerful personal firewall
built into Windows
operating systems.
The object of the firewall is to control traffic into and
out of a PC in an attempt to prevent malicious code
from running.
With the introduction of Advanced Security, the
firewall can be made more powerful in Vista and
newer operating systems. It allows for more
granular control of traffic.
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» Computer Management Console.
» Device Manager.
» Users and Groups.
» Local Security Policy.
» Performance Monitor.
» Services.
» Task Scheduler.
» Component Services.
» Data Sources.
» Print Management.
» Windows Memory Diagnostic.
» Windows Firewall.
» Advanced Security.
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