NAME: Florendo, Kristine Claire F.

COURSE: LIVING IN THE IT ERA

SEC.CODE: E2E INSTRUCTOR: ENGR. COLMO, EVE P.

Exercise 3-1: Finding your IP address

In this exercise, you will view your IP address.

1. Click Start, and click Control Panel. Then click View network status and tasks to open the
Network and Sharing Center. Your connection(s) will be listed in the right side of the window, under

the View your active networks heading. (Screen shot)

MY IP ADDRESS : 192.168.18.3
MY CLASSMATES IP ADDRESS

MAZEL: 192.168.7.31
FRANZ: 192.168.100.25
GELO: 192.168.0.100
HANMA: 192.168.223.35
TINA: 192.168.100.21

OUR IP ADDRESSES ARE NOT THE SAME, BUT THE FIRST 6 DIGITS WERE THE SAME.

Exercise 3-2: Testing your Internet connection

In this exercise, you will test your connection speed.

1. In the taskbar, click (Microsoft Edge) to open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In the Search or enter web address box, type: testmy.net and press ENTER to navigate to the
Testmy.net Internet speed test web site. (Screen shot)

3. Near the top-right of the web page, click Test My Internet+ to reveal the test options. You can test
your download speed, your upload speed, or both.
4. Click Combined to test both upload and download speed, then let the test run. It may take a few
minutes. (Screen shot)

5. What is your download speed? What is your upload speed? Are they significantly different from one
another?

• MY DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEED HAS A SPEED OF 33.6 Mbps. WHICH MEANS, THAT,
THE BOTH DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEED ARE SIGNIFICANTLY THE SAME FROM ONE
ANOTHER. Even while you're streaming TV or music, you're downloading data. No
files are saved to your hard drive, as they would be if you downloaded a song
instead of streaming it. Upload speeds are important for hosting a live stream,
video conferencing, VOIP calling, and online gaming.
6. Click the Result Details tab and the Understanding the Results tabs. (Screen shot)
7. Close your browser.
Exercise 3-3: Viewing your public IP address

In this exercise, you will view your public IP address.

1. Open a browser and navigate to www.myipaddress.com. (Screen shot)

2. What is your public IP address?

MY PUBLIC IP ADDRESS: 223.25.63.252

3. Compare your results with your classmates. Do you all have the same public IP address?

AFTER ASKING MY FRIENDS ABOUT THEIR IP ADDRESS. I FOUND OUT THAT OUR IP
ADDRESSES ARE NOT THE SAME.

4. Close your browser.

Exercise 3-4: Examining your network connection

In this exercise you will locate the hardware that connects your system to the Internet, and view your data
transfer speed.

First, determine whether you use an Ethernet connection. To determine your ethernet connection do the
following:

1. If the physical location of your computer, try to locate your network interface card (NIC). Does your
system use a wired connection for networking?

• YES, MY SYSTEM USED A ROUTER.

2. If your connection uses a wire, where does the wire connect to the network? Look for a box with
connection ports how far away do you think it might be located?

Describe or take a picture of the location.

• THE BOX IS LOCATED AT THE BUTTOM OF OUR STAIRS’ AND AT THE BACK OF OUR
TELEVISION

If your computer uses a wireless adapter and connects wirelessly, can you see the wireless
broadband router or modem? If not, how far away do you think it might be located?
 3. If your computer uses a wired connection, look at your NIC. Does it include a light that flashes on and
off periodically? Most NICs include an indicator light to let you know that the device is sending and
receiving data.

• Yes, it does. The NIC flashes a color orange light.

Next, examine the properties of your connection.

4. Right-click the network icon in the Windows taskbar, then click Open Network and Sharing Center.
Your connection(s) will be listed in the right side of the window, under the View your active
networks heading. (Screen shot)

5. Click your connection to open a connection status dialog box. Your current connection speed is listed
in the dialog box. (Screen shot)
 6. What is the speed of your network connection?

MY NETWORK CONNECTION: 100.0Mbps

7. Close any open dialog boxes, then close the Control Panel.

Exercise 3-5: Viewing your mobile data usage

In this optional exercise, you will view your mobile data usage on your smart phone or tablet. Note that you
can perform the steps of this exercise only if you have a smart phone or cellular-enabled tablet.

1. On your mobile device, open the Settings menu and then view your mobile data usage. Do you use
more or less mobile data than you expected?
• I did expect to use more mobile data on messenger, VidMate, and PlayIt since these
are my most important apps. But I didn’t expect that I consumed a lot of data on
Instagram, since I do not used Instagram that much.
2. If possible, view the amount of data used by each app. (Screen shot)
3. Which ones use the most data? Which use the least?

• THE MESSENGER IS MY MOST DATA USAGE SINCE IT’S MY WAY TO COMMUNICATE

4. What are some ways you can limit or control your mobile data consumption?
• BY SETTING A TIME LIMIT, TALK IN PERSON (IF POSSIBLE), AND IN MY OPINION, THE
MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO LIMIT/CONTROL THE CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE DATA IS
ACTIVATING THE DATA SAVER.