WKC 14-15 V1 Assignment Brief The purpose of this assignment is to: Find the best solution for a new computer system by refurbishing hardware and upgrading the operating system. You are working as a systems administrator in a College and have been asked to find the best solution for upgrading an old computer system. The detailed requirement is to provide a replacement for the current gaming computer in a student common room. The old Hardware consists of: 2.4 Giga hertz Pentium Processor; 512MB RAM DDRl; PC2700, Hard drive 40GB; DVD-ROM & A: drive, 2 USB ports. You have been asked by the college to create a table with an appropriate format for structuring all the information on the new system. In the table will be one example from each category of software utilities defined in the system tools that are on the new operating system. The college has then asked you to present the evidence to the IT department. You are required to explain your choice of components and to give reference to all the user requirements of students at the college. The final specification should include all the necessary hardware and software components for the system to work. You will be asked by them to justify in writing why the system set up was chosen, including: A) Cost B) Optional extras (with reasons) (e.g. add-ons, plug-ins, peripherals) The information provided to the IT department must also consider the benefits of computer performance created by using software utilities and the system tools. The IT department have asked you to give reasons for possible improvementsfrom using a specific utility in system tools. 21PageAssignment Brief Present the final specification to the IT Department. Include all the necessary hardware and software components for the system to work. Present the evidence either as a report or as a presentation. Explain your choice of components and give reference to the user requirements. Include all the necessary hardware and software components for the system to work in your report. Justify in writing why the system set up was chosen, including justification in terms of a) cost b) optional extras (with reasons) Clearly explain and reference to the user's needs. Justify any optional extras. This must be in the form of a report. To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: Recommend a computer system for a given business purpose Justify choice of computer system to meet a given business purpose WKC 14-15 V1 Unit 2 2 Criterion Reference P4 M2 3IPageAssignment Brief Textbooks Anderson H and Yull S - BTC Nationals IT Practitioners: Cor Units fr Computing and IT (Newnes, 2002) ISBN-10 0750656840, ISBN-13 978-0750656849 Fulton J - Complete Idiot's Guide to Upgrading and Repaiing PCs, 4th edition (Alpha, 1999) ISBN-10 0789722062, ISBN-13 978-0789722065 Knott G and Waites N - BTC Nationals fr IT Practitioners (Brancepeth Computer Publications, 2002) ISBN-10 0953884821, ISBN-13 978-0953884827 White Rand Downs T - How Computers Work, 9th edition (Que, 2007) ISBN-10 0789736136, ISBN-13 978-0789736130 Journals Computer Weekly Wich? Computer Websites www.computerweekly.com www.bized.co.uk ww.wrx.zen.eo.uk/magazines.htm For a comprehensive list of UK co . uter/interneUweb/lT magazines WKC 14-15 V1 41Page