On the ‘School Uniform’ page, I had images of a school uniform taken from George LTD Asda © so I stated the URL address from which I got them from to avoid copyright.
Any other information I used from other websites as research, I have stated on the website where I had got it from. I also adapted some of my information from secondary sources to show variation in my work.
Viruses
Computers don’t always work as we expect. Sometimes this is because of hardware faults, but often there are software-based problems, which may be either accidental or by the deliberate spreading of viruses.
Viruses are designed to spread from computer to computer interfering with their systems. A virus can simply corrupt or delete data on a computer and use tat computer to spread to others.
Viruses can be caught easily by inserting a removable peripheral containing a virus, downloading off the internet or opening unknown email attachments.
Removing viruses isn’t an easy thing. Most of the times, you may have to format your hard drive, which means losing all your data if you haven’t back up your files.
To protect your computer from future attacks of viruses (especially public computers) you have to take the right precautions. Using Anti- spy ware/virus software and running regular checks on your computer is essential. It will also inform the user of the types of files being downloaded and software that has requested access to the internet. You will have more control of your computer system and be re-assured your computer is less vulnerable to hackers or viruses.
Back-ups were made of my work on my computer at home and a memory stick and were updated regularly. All folders and files were named correctly to avoid confusion and to navigate easier.
All files were double checked for spelling and other inaccuracies. If an error was made on a print out, I would note the page with pencil and highlight the error then correct the error once on the computer again.
Health and Safety
Throughout the project, I had to take into consideration heath and safety aspects. The types of health and safety issues varied from time to time, but most remained constant.
Common types of issues when using computers are connected with poor design of the equipment, or from not using the equipment properly. Each risk is small yet can have some serious effects.
Repetitive Strain Injury is caused by excessive use of the keyboard/mouse that can result in aches and pains.
Back problems can be caused by having an incorrect posture for an extended amount of time. This can also lead onto neck pains.
Eyes can become strained after staring at a computer screen for a long time, particularly if working in bad light, in glare or with a flickering screen.
Solutions to these issues are simple:
Have regular breaks from the computer – including walking around for awhile. Using equipment properly is an essential factor i.e. sitting upright in a chair with a vertical backrest that is adjusted high enough for your eyes to be level with the computer screen. Ergonomically designed keyboards also help to reduce repetitive strain injury by making it easier to type without straining fingers.
To help reduce eye strain, good background lighting is important and this is a minimum requirement for employees in a workstation.
As well as many health and safety issues at a computer station, there are also issues in the environment surrounding the worker. Around the classroom, there should be nothing blocking students or teachers walking around the classroom i.e. no bags or coats on the floor. Also, there should be no wires or cabling exposed or in the way of where people would walk. No food or drink should be allowed in the computer room or near the equipment for health and safety reasons. The classroom is on the first floor, but still has the blind on the windows down at all times to avoid people on the outside being able to see what’s inside and therefore attempt to steal.
These are the health and safety issues that I came across whilst doing this project. By following rules and using equipment properly, I minimized any cause of accidents at my workstation and in the classroom.