3rd D I V I S I O N

TECHNOLYMPICS
(A Showcase of Marketable Products and Performances)

COMPONENT AREA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

YEAR LEVEL ANY YEAR LEVEL
EVENT PACKAGE PC ASSEMBLY WITH CONFIGURATION AND NETWORKING
NO. OF PARTICIPANT(S) ONE (1)
TIME ALLOTMENT THREE (3) HOURS
Computer System and Network Configuration ensures the functionality and connectivity
DESCRIPTION/USE of the PC system to perform task such as file and printer sharing and internet
connectivity.
Criteria Percentage
Workmanship: Functionality
Installation of OS, Installation of Office, 30
Internet, Network, printer
Use of tools, materials & equipment
CRITERIA FOR Methods/Workmanship 30
ASSESSMENT Safety work habits & housekeeping
Affordability 10
Wise use of time/Speed 20
Fluency of oral communication
10
Flow of thoughts
Total: 100%

I. Skills Exhibition Proper

a. The Event Administrators and their secretaries, technical committe and judges, should be in the venue sixty (60) minutes
ahead of the event schedule.
b. Event materials, supplies, tools, equipment and other things needed for the venue will be made ready by the Event
Administrator sixty (60) minutes before the event schedule. Setup of Computers 7:00AM contest starts at 9:00 AM.
c. All participants should be at the designated venue thirty (30) minutes before the event starts. Late participants without valid
reasons shall be disqualified.
d. Briefing of participants will be done fifteen (15) minutes before the scheduled event.
e. The Event Secretary will give the signal for the event to begin. Once the event has been started, the coaches, teachers,
delegates are no longer allowed to talk to the participants to give them full concentration in their work.
f. Only the Event Administrator, Secretary, technical, judges, official photographer and participants are allowed in the venue.
g. No questions shall be entertained during the contest proper except clarifications and points of order. All clarifications and
points of order will be directed to the Event Administrator.
h. Should there be any irregularities found during the event, the Event Administrator, in consultation with the Board of
Judges, may suspend the conduct of the specific skill exhibition if justified and refer the matter to the attention of the
Technical and evaluation Committee for appropriate action.
i. Borrowing of materials, tools, supplies during the event is not allowed.

II. Assessment Guide

A. Safety work habits & housekeeping Occupational Health and Safety Practices (10pts): 5 minutes
a. Prior to the start of the competition, competitors must write at least FIVE (5) Occupational Health and Safety Practices a
Computer Technician must exercise in the performance of his/her job, and submit to the jury panel. One point will be
given for each correct answer. 5 minutes shall be allotted for this written test.
b. Each Contestant shall be observed if appropriate OHSP are being practiced from the task being performed. 2 points shall
be deducted from the total points earned by a contestant from the written test. The remaining points shall be the point/s
earned by the contestant in this category
B. Use of tools, materials & equipment Methods/Workmanship Computer Assembly (20pts): 15 minutes
a. The total time allotment for this task is 15 minutes which include the 5 minutes to check if all computer materials, tools
and softwares (OS, Hardware installers, Office Applications) are complete based on the list provided to them. In case of
an item or items is missing, contestant must immediately call the attention of the Chief Jury.
b. Upon completion of the computer assembly, each contestant shall submit the assembled computer to the jury panel for
checking and functionality test.
c. Jury panel must check if all computer part and components were installed and firmly mounted then run the POST and
check the BIOS. And check the following configurations:
d. Date: (must display the current date and time)

e. IDE Ports:
Primary Master - Hard disk
Secondary Master - DVD Writer (or CD Writer)

f. Booting Sequence:
First boot DVD Writer Drive
2nd Boot HD drive

g. The following point system shall be observed in rating this category:

From the maximum 20 points, 3 points shall be deducted for every configuration not observed or done.
0 or No point shall be awarded to the candidate if the computer did not function.

C. Workmanship: Functionality, Installation of OS, Installation of Office, Internet, Network, Printer Configuring
Computer Systems, Networks and O.S. Administration (30pts): 1 hour and 40 minutes

The Jury must check the 2 computers provided to each contestants. The First computer (with marking PC 1) must have
a preinstalled Windows XP Service Pack 2 as operating system with NT File System (NTFS) configuration while the
Second computer (with marking PC 2) which is the newly assembled computer must be working properly and has no
preinstalled operating system.

For the First Computer (PC1); = 8 points

a. Format the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (NTFS) with Windows 7 ULTIMATE (NTFS file system)
b. Make the following partitions:
1. First partition 10 Gb. for drive C:\
2. 2nd partition 40 Gb. for drive D:\ which will be renamed as Applications
3. 3rd partition 30 Gb. for drive E:\ which will be renamed as Data_files
c. Install the hardware installer for the following:
1. Network Interface Connector (NIC)
2. Display adapter
3. Media Control Device
d. From drive D:\ make a new folder and renamed it as MSOffice2010. Install the following Office Application: MSWord,
MSEXCEL, MSACCESS in the said folder.
e. Rename the computer as ____________ (name of the contestants School)
f. Rename the network workgroup as PROTECH2014
g. Install the network printer from PC2

For the 2nd Computer (PC2); = 12 points

a. Format the computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 operating system
b. Make the following partitions:
1. First partition 25 Gb. for drive C:\ with NT File System (NTFS)
2. 2nd partition 25 Gb. for drive D:\ which will be renamed as Applications with NT File System (NTFS)
3. 3rd partition 30 Gb. for drive E:\ which will be renamed as Data_files with FAT32 file system
c. Install the hardware installer for the following:
1.Network Interface Connector (NIC)
2.Display adapter
3. Media Control Device

Very Important: If a contestant failed to perform the above task, he/she need not need to proceed to the succeeding tasks.
The contestant is considered failed.

d. From drive D:\ make a new folder and renamed it as MSOffice2010. Install the following Office Application: MSWord,
MSEXCEL, MSPowerPoint, and MSACCESS in the said folder.
e. Rename the computer as ____________ (Surname of the contestant)
f. Rename the network workgroup as PROTECH2014
g. Install the network printer
 h. Configure the following Local Computer Policies
1. Dont display the Getting started Welcome Screen at logon
2. Always use the Classic Logon
3. Prevent Changing the Wallpaper:
4. Do not display last user name
5. Write the following Message Text for the users attempting to log on: Please enter your login name and
password to use this computer. Have a good and Godly day!
6. Write IMPORTANT for the message title for the users attempting to log on.
7. Prompt the user to change the password before expiration = 30 days
i. Do not use the Simple File Sharing
j. Create users with the following Rights and Privileges:
1. Ed C as User
2. Edgar C Power User
3. Ramon G Administrator

Configure Class C Network for the 2 computers. = 10 points

a. Prepare 2 crossover cables. Contestants must be able to implement the correct color coding as shown below:

Very Important: If a contestant failed to perform the above task, he/she need not need to proceed to the succeeding tasks.
The contestant is considered failed.

b. Configure a Class C IP address in the two computers with the given IP Address of 192.168.0.1/27
c. Install the printer and share.
d. Connect the 2 computer using the Cross cable and ping the other computer
e. Using the hub/switch, Connect the 2 computer and test connectivity
f. Write the IP configuration of the local host and identify the following Ethernet adapter Local Area
Connection: Description:
Physical Address:
DHCP enabled: IP
Address: Subnet
mask:

To get the above data, the Jury Panel must Enter the following from the command prompt: ipconfig /all
a. Write the net statistics for the workstation
To get the above data, the Jury Panel must Enter from the command prompt: net statistics workstation

Points Systems:
From the maximum points of 10, two (2) points will be deducted for every task not performed correctly.

D. Affordability Diagnose and troubleshoot of Computer Systems and Networks (10pts): 30 minutes
(20 minutes practical 10 minutes theoretical/oral)

This category composes of Theoretical and Practical assessment. 3 points shall be allotted for the Theory while 7 points shall
be allotted for the Practical Assessment.
The Jury panel shall put hardware and network problem on each computers. The following shall be the point distributions:
a. PC Hardware: 3 Points
1. Fault no. 1 = 1.5 points
2. Fault no. 2 = 1.5 points

Maximum points of five (2.5) for each fault solved or fixed, while Zero (0) or No point if not.
a. Network Troubleshooting = 4 points

The Theoretical assessment will be administered after the Practical assessment by the Jury Chairman in a separate room.
Time allotment for this assessment is 20 minutes.

E. Fluency of oral communication and Flow of thoughts - Maintaining Computer Systems and Networks =
(10 points) maximum of 30 minutes

This portion shall be assessed thru the performance of the following:

1. Check Drive C:\ and scan for and attempt to recover bad sector
2. Back-up the system.
3. Restore files and setting

Very Important: If a contestant failed to perform the above task, he/she need not need to proceed to the succeeding tasks.
The contestant is considered failed.

To test the Contestants knowledge in computer and network maintenance, he/she must be able to site other than the above
activities, at least five (5) practices in maintaining computer and network. Determine problems according to beep code.

Acceptable Answers aside from the juries judgement may include:

a. Install all updates required by the Operating System, office and other applications
b. Install only licensed programs
c. Don't download programs from Internet sites you don't trust
d. Be aware of suspicious emails
e. Conduct periodic virus scanning of the computer system
f. Run antivirus software and a spyware detection and removal tool
g. Clean up hard disk
h. Use system restore
i. Run disk defragmenter
j. Clean your files periodically - Routine maintenance tasks, such as deleting old or duplicate files and folders and
making sure that important files are in the right folders
k. Organize your folder

Points Systems:
From the maximum points of 10, two (2) points will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

F. Wise use of time/Speed(20pts)

The total time allotted for this competition is 3 hours. The time which each contestant started and finished each tasks should be
recorded to observe the actual time the contestant finished the competition.

30 minutes before the total allotted time of 3 hours - 20 points

15 minutes before - 18 points
5 minutes before - 15 points
Within the time allotted - 12 points
Finished beyond the allotted time - 0

III. RESOURCES: All shall be provided by the contestants with exception of the OS, Office and Application CDs

Event Materials, Tools and Equipment Contestants

A. Supplies and Materials PC and its peripherals, cable for networking, Windows OS, MS Office
Application, tools
a. 6 Pcs. RJ45
b. 10 m. UTP cable
c. Pencil with eraser and Bond Paper
 B. Tools d. 1 pc Ethernet Switch/Hub
e. 1 pc Manual Flat head Screw driver
f. 1 pc Manual Philip Screw driver
g. 1 pc Crimping tool
h. 1 pc Side Cutting pliers
i. 1 pc Cable tester
j. 1 pc Extension wire
k. 1pc Scissor
C. Equipment l. 2 unit System Unit Specifications (Including keyboard, mouse,
monitor)

Motherboard : Any brand

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz or Lower
AMD X3 2.8 GHz or Lower
Memory : 2 GB or Lower
Hard Disk : 500 GB (SATA) or Lower
Optical Drive : Any
Casing : ATX with USB and Audio in front panel

m. 1 unit Color Printer (any brand and model with installer CD/DVD)
n. 4 Optical OS: XP Service Pack 2 and Windows 7 Ultimate
Discs Office: Microsoft Office 2003 Applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.5 English for
Windows XP SP2(32-bit)
http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
Avast Free Antivirus Software version
8.0.1489 http://www.avast.com/en-eu/inde x
Driver: All drivers for the motherboard
15. Printer
16. 1BACKUP UNIT

NOTE: a. All inputs shall be endorsed to the Secretariat by the Event Administrator
b. All endorsed outputs shall be displayed unitl the duration of the event.