Writing Assignment
Directions: Be sure to make an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be two pages in length; refer to the "Assignment Format" page for specific format requirements.
Remember Bill? He was the gentleman that you helped to start up his business in Lesson 4. Well his business is doing well, but he has come to you with some questions and concerns. You discuss each of these with Bill and promise to send him a written report with your suggestions and recommendations. Submit your written response to Bill's questions and concerns below.
Part A
Bill has set up a spreadsheet in Excel that will help him keep track of expenses. So far, he has this:
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Bill's Restaurant Supply Weekly Expense Jurnal
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Date
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Auto/Gas
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Hotels
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Meals
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Other
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Daily Total
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Reciepts Required
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Description
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14-Sep
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$27.00
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Gas
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15-Sep
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$120.00
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$46.00
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Holiday Inn, San Diego
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16-Sep
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$23.00
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$14.00
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Lunch & Dinner & office Supplies
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17-Sep
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$24.00
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Postage Stamps
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18-Sep
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$135.00
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Dinner With Susan & Bob, ABC Inc.
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19-Sep
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$32.00
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Gas
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20-Sep
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Total
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Show Bill how to do the following tasks:
1. What formula or function does he put in Column F that will show the total expenses for each day?
Activities
1. Create a regular maintenance plan for your computer(s) at home.
2. Run CHKDSK for all of vour Windows computers.
3. Download CCLeaner from the Internet and run it on your computer.
4. Run the Windows Disk Defrag utility to see if your computers need to be defragged.
5. Verify that Windows Restore Point is available on your computer and, if it is, see if it is enabled. Download an application or game from the Internet and install it. Now restore your computer to the point just prior to this installation.
6. If you have antivirus software on your computer, look through the various management console screens to learn all of its options. If you don't have antivirus software installed, download a 30-day trial of MalwareBytes.
7. Download one of the spyware applications mentioned in this lesson and do a scan for spyware and delete any suggested spyware applications.
8. Check to see if your Windows computer is up-to-date in its updates and, if not, download and install the necessary updates.
9. Open Task Manager to see which applications are currently running, and manually terminate one of the applications currently running. Then view your processes and sort them according to how much memory they each consume. Which processes are consuming the most?