During my internship at STRATCOM Communication and Computer Solutions Limited, I worked under the department of Information Systems, networking and software development. The internship involved the following tasks which include: Group and individual tasks. Some of these activities were carried out in groups while others were individual tasks. Network tasks. These tasks involve terminating and testing network cables, IP addressing, and subnetting, and performing basic configuration on layer 2 and 3 devices, Router and network configurations. Configuring IP addresses on router interfaces, activating them, configuring static, default, and dynamic routes such as Routing Information Protocols (RIP), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocols (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocols (BGP) on 3 devices and setting up VLANs on layer 2 devices. Routing protocols and security. Configuring routing protocols on layer 3 devices, configuring loopback interfaces to stimulate connection to remote networks, configuring port security on layer 2 devices, and setting up a cisco router as a basic firewall using Access Control Lists (ACLs), LAN setup and resource sharing. Setting up a LAN from scratch for 20 users, sharing resources like files. Remote Desktop Connection was also used to share resources between devices in the same network. Wireless network security. Configuring and securing a wireless access point as well as extending wired LAN network to wireless, Configuring Voice of IP phones. This involved setting up a various parameter to enable voice communication over an IP network. The specific configuration may vary depending on the VoIP phone model and the VoIP system being used. Computer hardware tasks. This involves the identifications of computer hardware components and usage of PC repair and maintenance tools, including testing and replacing electrical components, PC related tasks. Dismantling and assembling PCs, troubleshooting power supply and motherboard issues, soldering issues, and performing preventive maintenance and cleaning on PCs. Software Installation. Installation process for windows and Linux operating systems using VirtualBox, Rufus and Power IOS as well as widows 10 image and Ubuntu Image using USB Drive, Network installation process on multiple computers using server software such as professional and community versions. Web Development tasks and app development. This involves designing an interactive inventory management system using Django frameworks with python and user interface using ReactJS as well as dart and flutter for app development.

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