Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Unit Code BN103/BN103D
Unit Title Platform Technologies
Assessment Type Individual Assessment
Assessment Title Building Computer using Components
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) The purpose of this assignment is to discuss on some important characteristics of Platform Technologies and their functioning.
Weight 15%
Total Marks 100
Word limit 1500
Due Date Friday 5 PM, Week 7 (5 May 2017)
Submission Guidelines Submission guidelines:
• All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Sheet.
• The report will be automatically checked by Turnitin embedded on moodle. By submitting on MOODLE you agree that the work is yours unless properly cited.
• The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
• For assignments 1 to 5 days late, a penalty of 10% (of total available marks) per day.
• For assignments more than 5 days late, a penalty of 100% will apply.
Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic Misconduct
• Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.
Assignment Description:
Description: This assignment consists of two parts:
Part A: An online quiz Assignment 1, which includes 38 questions. Students may have 3 attempts at this quiz. The system will keep the highest grade.
Part B: Investigating the assembling of computers.
SUBMIT THIS SAME DOCUMENT WITH YOUR ANSWERS Assignment 1-Questions
A-QUIZ. (40 marks) Attempt the Assignment 1 quiz after Week 4. Paste the results of your quiz here.
B-Q1. (45 marks) Computer Systems: Objective:
To use your knowledge of modern computing components to select the appropriate components to create a number of computers.
1. Identify the cost of building a computer using components bought individually from a store. You should create a Bill of Materials (including URLs to an online shop) including the cost of the individual components and the total cost for your system.
You should ensure that the components are compatible, and include a case.
You should select the components to match each of the following profiles and budgets.
a) A server computer (you should ensure you use ECC memory) (max $2200) to be used in a doctor's clinic, serving multiple doctors. [15 Marks]
b) A computer (max $650) that would be used in the doctor's clinic by doctors and receptionists. [15 Marks]
c) A gaming computer (max $1200). [15 Marks]
You should briefly describe why the choices you have made would be appropriate for each of the computers. The gaming computer should have the ability to use SLI or CrossFire. Ensure that the feature is used in your system.
The cheapest computer should be relatively small.
B-Q2. (15 marks)
2. Identify an appropriate hardware backup solution for the server computer, as well as a process to ensure that the backups are performed regularly, and are secure.
Identify possible risks associated with doing backups and how your strategy overcomes them.
Marking Criteria:
Marks are allocated as indicated on each question, taking the following aspects into account:
Aspects Description
Analysis (if appropriate) Investigation, comparison, discussion
Explanation/justification Description/answer to the question
Presentation Inadequate structure, careless presentation, poor writing
Reference style (IEEE) Proper referencing if required
Plagiarism Copy from another student, copy from internet source/textbook, copy from other sources without proper acknowledgement
Marking Rubric for Assignment 1 Questions-Marks as shown
Grade
Mark HD
80%+ DI
70%-79% CR
60%-69% P
50%-59% Fail
< 50%
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Analysis Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistency logical and convincing Mostly consistent and convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed
Explanation/
justification All elements are
present and well
integrated. Components
present with
good cohesion Components
present and
mostly well integrated Most components
present Lacks structure.
Reference style Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing/ style Generally good referencing/style Unclear referencing/style Lacks consistency with many errors
Presentation Proper writing. Professionally presented Properly written,
with some minor deficiencies Mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems Acceptable presentation Poor structure, careless presentation
The End