GCSE: Hardware
- Marked by Teachers essays 1
- Peer Reviewed essays 4
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Johns parents decided to buy a computer which can help John with his work at college and home. As an IT Manager I can help Johns parents to choose the right computer and what is needed to support his courses and hobbies.
3 star(s)He also needs to have Microsoft publisher- or word 2007 to produce his leaflets for the local conservative party. The computer is useful for his ICT skills as he can learn many new things which are important for his ICT course. He should use all the suites which he uses in college. To help John with his art course he should look at different software which he can use to develop his art skills, the internet is also useful for the course because he can download the software he needs and test it for some time. At his free time at home he should be allowed to do his favourite things he wants to do.
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Hardware and Software -IT
5 star(s)Even the colour and contrast isn't as good, which has dull pictures. For JJ party Planners, the best monitor would be a TFT because it takes up less space and makes less noise. The sales assistants won't damage the screens or need high quality pictures so a TFT monitor would be fine as it doesn't cost too much now. The system is more than fast enough, since the formulae in my spreadsheet are quite simple and don't need a lot of computer power. The data used will only take up about 1 GB so the disk space of 320 GB on the Dell is more than enough for the staff at JJ Party planner so save details and other information on the system.
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Using a PC Correctly and Safely
3 star(s)Viruses A virus is a program that corrupts data; it can spread from file to file or computer to computer. E-mails: As well as text, it is also possible to send other files via e-mail - these are called attachments. For example, you could e-mail a picture or a music file to a friend. Unless you are expecting to receive an attachment, treat any you receive with suspicion as it is easy to get a virus from an infected attachment.
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"VHS is dead, long live DVD".
3 star(s)This obviously means that the way we view films, music etc is getting smaller and also means that it will continue to decrease in size. Even though a video is larger than a disc it does not mean that it holds more memory, in fact a disc holds seven times more memory than a video, which is the main reason the DVD has taken on. The word 'Digital' has great benefit over the VHS because videos are predominantly analogue and all DVDs are digital.
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Comparison of two computers
3 star(s)The solo has a 40Gb hard drive compared to the ProSentia, which has a 20Gb hard drive, the size of the hard drive is important because this stores all of the programs and work files.
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