Hello
I have now got my computer from DSA's. I only get 1 (because the supplier can only supply me with 1) training session so I am trying to find out what I can myself, so that session helps with what I can't do. But then change and new things is hard, it's a new person to me and a new thing so I can't imagine to manage much in the first/only session. So, i want to find out what I can without it.
So, I read somewhere (not sure where but I think on the stuff on the desktop from the equipment supplier) that the computer is only for things that are related to my course, not for YouTube, Facebook, music websites, downloads etc.. (not that i even use all of those) But I want to know how true that is?
Firstly, do they really expect that if I'm doing work and researching things online could I not log into my emails, or maybe come on here (in a break of course, not when working!) or do I need a complete separate computer for things like this too?
My uni halls don't have TV's but there is TV through computers-would it allow me to use that?
Also, with downloading-what if it's downloading a article that's for an assignment?
Another about downloading, one of my softwares is called Text Help,and when I go onto google chrome It opens a tab about downloading an attachment. Am I allowed to download that?
Basically, am I allowed to use the computer as a computer as I would if it was my own? or do they come and check it every so often, and it really is LITERALLY just course things, and they then expect I have some other computer for everything else?
Final thought, I was not able to be there when it was delivered and installed (they came 2 hours late, and I was out that afternoon, had to get someone else to stay in the house for it) so I don't know any basic info like is their any security software I need to know about? or any scans I need to tell it to do every so often? Also there's something about insurance in my equipment list too but I don't know anything about that either. How do I find out.
I'm really worried about doing something wrong like not doing a security scan, or doing something I'm not allowed to do. just want a bit of reassurance really!