3rd D I V I S I O N

TECHNOLYMPICS
S
(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
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
Methods/Workmanship
30
Safety work habits & housekeeping
Affordability
10
Wise use of time/Speed
20
Fluency of oral communication
10
Flow of thoughts

DESCRIPTION/USE

CRITERIA FOR
ASSESSMENT

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.

b.
c.
d.

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.
Upon completion of the computer assembly, each contestant shall submit the assembled computer to the jury panel for
checking and functionality test.
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:
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.
e.
f.
g.

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.
Rename the computer as ____________ (Surname of the contestant)
Rename the network workgroup as PROTECH2014
Install the network printer

h.

i.
j.

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
Do not use the Simple File Sharing
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.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Configure a Class C IP address in the two computers with the given IP Address of 192.168.0.1/27
Install the printer and share.
Connect the 2 computer using the Cross cable and ping the other computer
Using the hub/switch, Connect the 2 computer and test connectivity
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.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

Install all updates required by the Operating System, office and other applications
Install only licensed programs
Don't download programs from Internet sites you don't trust
Be aware of suspicious emails
Conduct periodic virus scanning of the computer system
Run antivirus software and a spyware detection and removal tool
Clean up hard disk
Use system restore
Run disk defragmenter
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
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
15 minutes before
5 minutes before
Within the time allotted
Finished beyond the allotted time

- 20 points
- 18 points
- 15 points
- 12 points
0

III. RESOURCES: All shall be provided by the contestants with exception of the OS, Office and Application CDs
Event Materials, Tools and Equipment
A. Supplies and Materials

Contestants
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

C. Equipment

d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.

1 pc Ethernet Switch/Hub
1 pc Manual Flat head Screw driver
1 pc Manual Philip Screw driver
1 pc Crimping tool
1 pc Side Cutting pliers
1 pc Cable tester
1 pc Extension wire
1pc Scissor
2 unit System Unit Specifications (Including keyboard, mouse,
monitor)
Motherboard
Processor
Memory
Hard Disk
Optical Drive
Casing

: Any brand
: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz or Lower
AMD X3 2.8 GHz or Lower
: 2 GB or Lower
: 500 GB (SATA) or Lower
: Any
: 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.