GCE Applied ICT 6956

• In Unit 6 my students are upgrading their system by adding a service pack4 to windows 2000, installing Zone Alarm firewall and AVG anti-virus.
  They do not have access to the internet on their built machines because of security restrictions on the college network. They have performed the installations  from a CD which I have prepared for them.

  How can I advise them to "thoroughly test" "to ensure full functionality" of these software installations without access to the internet? Is it acceptable for them to describe in detail what tests they would perform if they had the necessary access?

In Unit 6 my students are upgrading their system by adding a service pack4 to windows 2000, installing Zone Alarm firewall and AVG anti-virus. They do not have access to the internet on their built machines because of security restrictions on the college network. They have performed the installations  from a CD which I have prepared for them.How can I advise them to "thoroughly test" "to ensure full functionality" of these software installations without access to the internet? Is it acceptable for them to describe in detail what tests they would perform if they had the necessary access?

Your candidates can describe in detail the tests that they would do/perform and also they should be able to access websites from school computers, home etc. and take screenshots (and add these to their e-portfolios with descriptions) to show some degree of testing. Providing the steps that would be taken are clearly described and evidence up to the point of actually accessing the Internet is supplied then this will be fine.