PACE-IT (Progressive, Accelerated Certifications for Employment in Information Technology) "Funded by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Grant #TC-23745-12-60-A-53" Learn more about the PACE-IT Online program: www.edcc.edu/pace-it

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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
Qualifications Summary
Education
 M.B.A., IT Management, Western Governor’s University
 B.S., IT Security, Western Governor’s University
Entrepreneur, executive leader, and proven manger
with 10+ years of experience turning complex issues
into efficient and effective solutions.
Strengths include developing and mentoring diverse
workforces, improving processes, analyzing
business needs and creating the solutions
required— with a focus on technology.

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– Display/Display Settings.
– User Accounts.
– Folder Options.
– System.
– Windows Firewall.
– Power Options.
PACE-IT.

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The Display/Display
Settings utility can control
different display settings
that the user can adjust.
Adjust resolution, Calibrate color, Change display
settings, and Adjust Clear Type text are some of the
settings available in this utility. Caution: adjusting
the native resolution on a flat panel display may
result in a distorted display.
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– Manage or add users to a PC.
» Manage your credentials.
» Manage your file encryption certificates.
» Configure advanced user profile properties.
» Change my environment variables.
– Add users or change account types.
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– Manage the default behavior of folders
and files.
» Three tabs: General, View, and Search.
– General.
» Basic behavior of files and folders.
– View.
» Establishes how files and folders represent themselves.
» The user can unhide protected files and folders from
here.
– Search.
» Establishes how the operating system searches folders.
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– Information about the system is available.
» Operating system.
» Processor.
» RAM.
– Provides access to additional sub-utilities.
» Performance: an extension of Task Manager; gives a more
detailed view of system performance.
» Remote settings: sets the options for remote access.
» System protection: gives access to System Restore.
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– System protection.
» Software based firewall that protects against malicious code.
» Manages traffic control into and out of a PC.
– Windows Firewall should be active, unless
another firewall product is active.
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– Utility used to adjust power usage.
» User or administrator can set the power profiles for a given
situation.
– Power Plans: set the PC’s power usage
profile for a given power scenario.
» Hibernate: sets the PC’s behavior when idle for a specified
amount of time; this saves more power than sleep, as the
content of RAM is placed on the disk drive.
» Sleep/suspend/standby: sets the PC’s behavior when idle for
a specified amount of time; faster recovery than hibernate, as
trickle power is kept to RAM.
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Control Panel utilities II.
This utility is used to adjust the display’s behavior.
Topic
Display/Display Settings.
Summary
This utility is used to manage or add user accounts to the PC.User Accounts.
This utility is used to manage how folders are represented on the PC.Folder Options.
This utility provides system information and access to sub-utilities for
control.System.
This utility is an on or off software-based firewall that is used to provide
security to the PC.Windows Firewall.
This utility allows you to set power usage profiles for given power outage
scenarios.Power Options

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THANK YOU!

18. This workforce solution was 100 percent funded by a $3 million grant awarded by the
U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The solution was
created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S.
Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or
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information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability
or ownership. Funded by the Department of Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Grant #TC-23745-12-60-A-53.
PACE-IT is an equal opportunity employer/program and auxiliary aids and services are
available upon request to individuals with disabilities. For those that are hearing
impaired, a video phone is available at the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD)
office in Mountlake Terrace Hall 159. Check www.edcc.edu/ssd for office hours. Call
425.354.3113 on a video phone for more information about the PACE-IT program. For
any additional special accommodations needed, call the SSD office at 425.640.1814.
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