MODULE 1: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SKILLS TASK

OUTCOMES: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 5.1

DUE DATE:

(as per assessment schedule)

BUILD YOUR OWN COMPUTER

DESIGN SITUATION December 2012. You have just concluded Year 12 and are preparing for the challenges that life after school will present. With tertiary education in mind, either TAFE of University, you are going to require a fast, efficient and reliable computer to support your studies. DESIGN BRIEF You are to design an interactive PowerPoint display which identifies each component needed to create your ideal computer and justify why you have chosen each piece of hardware. As well as selecting parts, you will need to find approximate costs for each component.

Your PowerPoint will include the following: SLIDE 1 Title Slide First slide of the PowerPoint. Should be eye catching and include your name and the task name Build your own computer SLIDE 2 Navigation Menu A contents page with hyperlinks to allow for navigation to all areas of the presentation. The name of each slide is to be used for the menu.

SLIDE 3 Processor Describe the main role of the CPU in the performance of the computer. (50- 100 words) Describe the 2 components of the CPU: Control Unit & Arithmetic Logic Unit (50- 75 words) What is clock speed and why is it an important feature of the computers performance? (50-words)

SLIDE 4 Operating system Describe the Operating System and its main role. (50- 100 words) Describe a Character User Interface and Graphic User Interface. (50- 100 words) List the advantages of a GUI (50- 100 words)

SLIDE 5 Memory (RAM) SLIDE 6 Video card & Sound Card SLIDE 7 Hard drives SLIDE 8 Optical Drive What is an Optical Disk? (50- words) List the different types of optical disks. (50- words) Describe how data is written on a Compact Disk. (50-words) Describe a hard disk drive? (50- 100 words) What is random access(direct access)? (50- words) Why is it important to partition your hard drive? (50-words) Describe in detail what happens when you Format a hard disk. (50- 100 words) What is a co-processor? (50- 100 words) What is the purpose of a sound card? (50- words) What is the role of memory? (50- 100 words) Describe RAM. (50- words) What is the difference between DRAM and SRAM. Describe each. (50 words)

SLIDE 9 Security Software What is a computer Virus? (50- words) Describe the following viruses in detail: Worm & Trojan Horse (50-words) Why is anti-virus software an essential feature for computer security? (50- words)

SLIDE 10 Budget Create a table using MS Word or Excel with the following headings.

Hardware items, Software items, Description, Source, Item Cost, Final Cost (at the bottom of the table) Include all Hardware and software items necessary for your PC in the table. Include the Source of your costs for each item. Provide a copy of a current Advertisement from a computer retailer for a system of similar specifications to the one you have designed. Describe reasons why there may be a price variation between this system and the price shown in the budget for your system. (50- words)

TECHNICAL INFO Your assessment task must be submitted online and titled Surname_Assessment1. You must include fonts found from DAFONT that have been manipulated in Photoshop. Also there must be evidence of manipulation of graphics used in your presentation. You must include a bibliography / reference for ALL information sources for this assignment. Plagiarism is strictly not permitted. All typed material must be in your own words

MARKING CRITERIA WEIGHTING 50% Slide No. 1-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Description Creativity/graphical layout Processor Operating System Memory (RAM) Video/Sound Card Hard Drive Optical Drive Security Software Budget

NAME: Allocated Marks 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 TOTAL /50 Marks Scored