Malik-dee473-IS1003_Lab-01
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1003
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Information Systems
Date
Feb 20, 2024
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1 Lab 1
–
Reporting
Name
: Shahvaizumar Malik Course/Section
: IS1003 Date
: 1/30/24 I
NTRODUCTION
In this lab, I will be setting up my browser and search engine in a secure manner. While also comparing my computer’s
specifications with the college
’
s requirements and finally evaluating my internet connection and camera functionality. B
REAKPOINT 1.
D
ESKTOP SCREEN TOP
Figure 1 Computer desktop
This is my computer desktop that I built during 2021. I originally set this up to play online games with my friends, though I ended up using this mostly for schoolwork and video watching. For most uses of this computer there are no significant issues or limitations, but I would not mind trying to upgrade to the 40 series graphic cards or to the 5950x3d just to have the extra headroom in when I play games with my friends. My favorite part of my set up is the dual monitors and new audio speakers. B
REAKPOINT 2
I
NSTALL AND CONFIGURE A SECURE BROWSER
Figure 2 Brave installation file
2 Figure 3. Brave shield settings Figure 4. Privacy settings After installation I checked the preset settings in Brave shown in Figure 4 and turned off all the data collection settings. I further changed the settings in the Sheilds tab shown in Figure 3 but only the trackers and cookies settings to aggressive and cross-site, respectively. I had done this to keep as much of my data private as I could in my initial understanding of this new browser.
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REAKPOINT 3.
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ONFIGURING A SEARCH ENGINE
Figure 5. Google vs Brave I decided to stick with the default engine in Brave, since it is the number 1 secure browser according to 12 Secure Browsers That Protect Your Privacy in 2023 (Taylor, Restore Privacy, 9/10/2023) which our professor provided. I evaluated Brave vs Google using the string privacy browsers. Looking at the results, the results are similar except the Brave engine shows everything more streamlined with the AI suggestions tab at the top. Unlike Brave, Google shows more graphics on the page with different links at the ready on the side.
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REAKPOINT 4.
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OMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS
Figure 6. Computer Specs According to the specifications listed for this course, my computer is ready to meet the challenges of this course. My computer specs are excellent in comparison to the bare minimum requirements. Though I do have to state that my motherboard is running an older BIOS and does need an update when I get the chance.
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REAKPOINT 5.
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ONNECTION SPEED AND W
EBCAM
Figure 7. Speed test Wi-Fi
6 I have Google fiber at home so I am supposed to get 1 gig up and down but due to running my computer off Wi-Fi I cannot get those speeds. Which severely hurts my upload speed as shown in figure 7 but I do have adequate download speeds. As for my webcam functionality is normal and my background is of my bedroom with my dogs’
kennel visible in the background. C
ONCLUSION
In conclusion, through the process of completing lab 1 I have set up my new privacy forward browser and search engine, compared the specification of my computer vs the bare minimum requirements, learned how to do screenshots, and assessed my internet speed connection. The most challenging
part of this lab was the process of setting up the new browser, but I was able to do so by using the provided links and trial and error. R
EFERENCES
“12 Secure Browsers That Protect Your Privacy in 2024.” Restore Privacy
, https://restoreprivacy.com/browser/secure/. Accessed 30 Jan. 2024. “Lab
-01-
Reporting_Instructions” by Rita Mitra (2024).
https://utsa.instructure.com/courses/35611/pages/lab-
01-%7C-reporting-%7C-instructions?module_item_id=1851212
. Accessed 30 Jan. 2024. “Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test.” Speedtest.Net
, https://www.speedtest.net/result/15824125396. Accessed 30 Jan. 2024. C
OLLABORATION
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