Week 5 Journal

Internship at the Ram & Sons Auto Inc.

Week 1

Monday, August 30- Friday, September 3.

About the company

My first week was exciting because it required me to learn more about the company I will be working for.

I have spent the last week going through the Ram & Sons Auto policies and procedures manual and taking copious notes.

Ram & Sons Auto Inc. is a company that works in the Automotive Repair and Maintenance Industry and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. This group includes businesses that provide repair and maintenance services for automobiles, such as cars, trucks, vans, and trailers.

Mechanics with particular technical skills are employed by businesses in this industrial category to diagnose and repair automobiles' mechanical and electrical systems.

Skills required

We are using automated diagnostic tools to inspect all electrical aspects of the vehicle to find issues.

To keep reliable records, you must read, evaluate, and transcribe data.

Wide and local area network design, installation, administration, and maintenance.

Maintain, install, and troubleshoot computer and printing systems.

Willingness to learn with hands-on.

Maintain a professional appearance.

They are keeping proper records of cars and maintenance histories.

Hand-eye coordination is excellent.

Activities per day

Day 1-3

Task: Maintenance of the computer and its network

Hours worked per day

8 Hours

Tasks carried out

View the company's overall alignment structure, computer room, and fundamental functioning of the equipment during the first three days of the internship.

Conduct practical training in the computer room, starting with the most basic hardware knowledge, such as disassembly, installation, and gradually progressing to in-depth network aspects such as network cable production, router/switch configuration, network topology, and so on

I was offered specific rules and regulations about the company's operations and computer network maintenance. The company's equipment has fewer issues in general—Graphics cards, sound cards, network cards, motherboard failures, memory, and hard disk failures.

Computer hardware failures

Graphics cards, sound cards, network cards, motherboard failures, memory, and hard disk failures.

Day 4

Computer Diagnosis

Hours worked per day

8 Hours

Tasks carried out

A computer was used to diagnose transmission faults and had a dark screen.

I used a step-by-step approach to analyzing the monitor's failure and resolving the issue.

I first checked the host's power and then confirmed that the monitor's power-on was normal and that the video card was in good contact with the monitor's signal connection.

I checked the display card installation and the motherboard plug by opening the chassis tip and wiped the display card installation and the motherboard plug to check whether the slot is in good contact.

It was found that the slot had been cleaned for a long time due to dust accumulation, which caused poor contact.

After cleaning, it is displayed usually.

Week 2:

Monday, September 6 - Friday, September 10

Activities per day

Day 1-2

The laptop is damaged and needs troubleshooting

Hours worked per day

8 Hours

Tasks carried out

Check to ensure that the laptop is plugged in

Check to ensure that the battery is installed correctly

Try removing the battery to run the laptop from just the AC power

Check if there is a second battery and use it.

Check the power brick on the AC cord.

The power lamp is on, which shows that the laptop has some life.

Day 3-4

Installing printing systems

Hours worked per day

8 Hours

Tasks carried out

Over the week, I noticed there were issues relating to printing systems. A command option would be sent to the printer, and the printer took much time processing the information. I had to install a printing system on all computers.

I detached all printers from the computer, deleted all time lags, connected the computer using the USB cable, and then turned them on.

From the start menu, I opened the settings app

I then clicked on devices and clicked add a printer or scanner option.

The computer systems use windows. The computers automatically detect the printer and I clicked on the printer's name and followed the simple installation process.

I did this to all computers, and The printers became swift in responding to commands.

Terms learnt

Servers are a new term in the automobile business that I learned about this week.

A server is an operating system that aids in facilitating typical server roles in automobiles.

It lets software applications and cars connect through an application programming interface (API) in a car.

Internship advice

· Watch and learn

· Meet your co-workers

· Set goals

· Be professional

· Keep busy

· Stay organized

· Manage your time wisely

· Keep track of the project

· Reflect on your experience