Computer Report - 2003 [27 May 2008|03:09pm] [ mood | accomplished ] This is a report I wrote to get into the Cisco Networking class instead of going to normal high school. It's kinda funny, old school :) ===== Computer Report Jimmy Brancaccio 6.02.03 First off I would like to mention that this started off as four pages and it was still a work in progress. The other night, I totally forgot it was on my hard drive and I formatted it...so now you're getting a much slimmed down version of that. Over the course of my life I have been using computers for more then half of it, I have used many different operating systems, many different applications, tons of different pieces of hardware so here's a brief overview of what I have encountered in my computer life. Operating Systems: >> Microsoft Windows 95 -- This was my first operating system. I didn't get to know it too well like I know other operating systems. >> Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows 98se -- These have become quite familiar with me because the PCs in my school run on this operating system for the majority. >> Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional & Advanced Server -- I used both of these for my server at home for 5-6 months. >> Microsoft Windows ME -- One of the WORST operating systems I have ever used. Way to buggy and I got way to many BSODs. I wouldn't recommend this operating system to anyone. >> Microsoft Windows XP Home & Pro and Media Center Edition -- These are a much better OS then Windows ME. I ran these operating systems for a while on my normal computers. >> Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard & Web Editions -- These are my current operating systems that run both my servers and my normal computers on the LAN. >> Mandrake -- This is the first distribution of Linux I had ever used. >> Gentoo -- Still working on installing this distribution of Linux and maybe I will have gotten it by the time you read this. >> College Linux -- This is the 3rd distribution of Linux that I have used. I guess it could be the 2nd since I haven't really gotten Gentoo installed. >> Microsoft Windows Longhorn -- This operating system isn't even in alpha build yet, but I snagged a copy to check it out. It's much like XP right now. Hardware: I have used way to much hardware to tell you right now. I use IDE HDDs, SCSI HDDs, Ethernet cards, motherboards, sound cards, video cards, tape drives, CD-RW drives, optical mice and the list goes on. Networking: I have a LAN at home so it was mandatory for me to lear how to maintain and install one. I have no big books explaining the TCP/IP Protocols or the OSI layers. I just read articles on the net and the manuals provided with my networking stuff. I run a fileserver and webserver so since I am on a LAN I have configured my router to send the right port requests to the right computers. (i.e. port 80 requests get sent to the webserver computer). Also learning how to setup wireless internet connection was something I learned since some of the computers on my LAN are connected to a wire-less router for internet access and file sharing. Servers: Just thought I should make this it's own category because it's what I mainly do each day of my life. I run about 5 or 6 different servers here. I have a FTP server, webserver, radio station server, Counter Strike MP server, MP3 server and an IRC server. They were all setup and configured by me. I could go into much more depth but I am running out of time. They all run on Windows 2003 though. I would love o move them ll onto Linux but I have not enough knowledge to do that right now. - It's 7:30am, I just set up this new server last night. It's called WASTE. It was written by Justin Frankel, the man who brought you WinAMP and several other applications. WASTE is much like IRC, and IM and file-sharing combined all into one. Well when I went to bed about 8 hours ago there was about 7 or 8 people connected to my server, when I woke up about 10 minutes ago and checked, there was about 400 people connected sharing files and chatting...amazing isn't it? I am still learning about how this WASTE network works... Programming: >> C++ - I have very little knowledge of this language as I took a course in it 3 years ago and I think I have forgotten everything I learned. >> DarkBASIC -- As it says it's a BASIC programming language. I didn't enjoy it very much. >> PHP -- I am just learning this right now. I have some scripts up to use. >> Visual Basic -- I took a course on this language last year and I am okay with this language. I have several applications made but it's nothing that's to special. 2 comments|post comment

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