In the scenario it states that the company has a 2 mega pixel digital camera with 512MB of memory which for one it does not give a good picture and secondly to run a business like the company it is not very good as the memory would not be enough. I personally would up grade to either a 7.5 mega pixel camera with at least 2 GB memory. The company will need a digital camera because there are going need to take good quality pictures of their products that they are selling if they are going to put the images on web. Digital cameras have all the features of a normal camera (E.G. Zoom, Focus, Shutter Speed E.C.T) but the image is digitised and saved to memory card or to a minidisk inside the camera. The quality from the higher resolution cameras rivals the resolution of a 35mm slide. Most digital camcorders are now also able to capture still images. The images are stored on a videotape or on memory modules such as the Sony memory stick. Digital cameras use variety of methods to transfer the stored images to a pc, such as USB, serial and infrared links. Others use removable storage such as floppy disks or CD – R Disk.
Networking
As I have mentioned in the aim, purpose and input and out put I have been mentioning about wireless. For the new computer I would have a wireless card installed in side the computer with an Arial with a wire coming from the computer. With the wireless router installed and you have working internet then you can go by setting up your home network and adding printers or other computers/laptops.
Processor
The processor consists of 1.5GHz Intel Pentium so It doesn’t have a good amount of processor power to run the application and software they need to use for there work. I would recommend a processor of at least 2GHz. The 512MB Ram in the old computer. I would recommend at least 2GB of ram.
Storage Devices
It has got 2 USB connections to attach a memory stick to the PC if they wished and any other removable hardware. This would be replaced on
up-to-date computers to 4 or 6 round the back of the machine and two at the front. The 16x DVD ROM Drive would be used to backup the data on the computer with the details of the buyers and items sold. The PC have got a 20GB hard drive with only 2GB free space so they cant really store all the data of the buyers and all of the items that have been sold. This I would recommend a hard drive at least 120GB. The processor is the brains of the computer because it is where most of the calculations take place.
In order for the computer to work it has to temporarily store the programme and data in an area where it can be used by the computer’s processor. This area is known as the computers memory or sometimes as primary storage. The memory chips consist of a large number of cells, each having a fixed capacity for storing data and each has a unique location or address. This type of memory is known as RAM. RAM stands for random access memory it’s contents are volatile. This means that the programme and the data that is held in the memory is lost when the computer is switched off.
CD / DVD ROMS
The computer CD player works in a similar way to an ordinary CD player, except that the data that is read is computer data instead of audio data. The disks used with CD players can store around 650 MBYTES of data, which is equivalent to about 500 high – density floppy disks. The disks are removable and are not easily damaged. The only draw back is that the basic system only reads data from a disk to computer. Read and write systems are available but are more expensive. DVD disks works in a similar way but store much data (typically 4.7 GB)
Operating system
I would recommend Windows Vista Home premium or ultimate as a suitable operating system for the business because it runs a lot better and depending on the processor is much faster and more reliable to use. This operating system comes complete with
- Windows media centre
- 5 Games
- any many more extras
Home premium I would say is the best operating system for the company and it is at the most reasonable price.
This table is comparing the other vista operating system and listing all the features that come with that operating system.
From this table I am certain that Home Premium is the better value of money because it comes with quite a few features but here is the main feature that the company are going to benefit from.
Automatically back up your files
- The file backup and restore features in Windows Vista make it easier for you to keep your data safe from user error, hardware failure, and other problems.
- The Windows Backup and Restore Centre gives you the user one place to manage all backup and restore features.
Automatically back up your files with Scheduled Backup
- Depending on the version of Windows Vista you have, there are two approaches you can take to backing up files: Automatic Backup, which backs up just your files and data; or Complete PC Backup, which backs up everything on your PC, including the operating system and applications
Most secure Windows ever - Windows Defender
- Windows Defender works with Internet Explorer 7 to help you make conscious choices about software installed on your PC by providing always-on protection that monitors key system locations, watching for changes that signal the presence of spy ware.
Most secure Windows ever Windows Firewall
- Windows Firewall is a critical first line of defense to protect your computer against many types of malicious software.
- Properly configured, it can stop many kinds of malware before they can infect your computer or other computers on your network. Windows Firewall, which comes with Windows Vista, is turned on by default and begins protecting your computer as soon as Windows starts.
Windows Internet Explorer 7
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista, the new version of the popular web browser, represents a major step forward in making everyday web tasks easier.
Making everyday tasks easier
- To help you perform tasks more productively and efficiently, Internet Explorer 7 has been redesigned with new and enhanced capabilities for searching and making use of myriad sources of information.
Application Software
Microsoft office 2000 premium is ok but I would use Microsoft office 2003 or Microsoft office 2007 which on Microsoft office 2007 it has more tools and better template designs but is more complicated then Microsoft office 2003.
Microsoft office 2007 comes with
• Microsoft Office Access 2007
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
• Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft office 2003 comes with
• Microsoft Office Access 2003
• Microsoft Office Excel 2003
• Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
• Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft office 2003 is hard to get hold off nowadays so the only option I can think off is Microsoft office 2007 and you get on a training course or get a book about Microsoft office 2007.
I would then download internet explorer 8 the reason why I would do this is so you don’t need to open up too many internet explorers you just open up new tabs which would make the computer run faster because the more programmes running the slower the computer runs.
Microsoft Office Word – word processing otherwise known as word has fixed facilities to enter text, modify it, move it around, format it (E.G. make it or underlined or italics), check It for grammar and spelling errors E.C.T. These facilities of word processors have extended from simple text processing to handling other contents such as tables, charts and graphs.
It’s usefulness to organisations has been enhanced by it’s ability to use templates for standard letters and invoices. Word is mainly used for writing reports and general letters.
However, it has evolved into a powerful tool for creating websites, compiling mail shots and mailing lists.
Microsoft Office Access – There are a load of packages the one that most people would know of is Microsoft Access this software would be used for customer management systems, stock control systems, payroll systems, ordering systems and so on.
Microsoft Office Excel – this software provides the tools for entering text, numeric values and formulae into a matrix of cells to create a computational model for delivering specific calculations.
The data is held in the spreadsheet’s rows and columns and the contents can be sorted (E.G. into alphabetic or numeric order). Also the contents can be searched to find a particular value and can also be filtered (E.G. to find out which rows have products with a zero VAT rating) the results can be displayed as a set of figures or they can be displayed pictorially using 2-D or 3 – D charts.
Microsoft Office Outlook- this software is a Personal Information Manager that is made up primarily of the following components:
The Mail component lets you send, receive and manage email messages. Messages can be sent to other users on your network, or to external contacts with a valid email address, and can include file attachments, shortcuts and hyperlinks to web pages.
The Calendar is used to keep track of appointments and plan meetings with other Outlook users. On a personal level, it can be used to record appointments, events and important dates such as birthdays and anniversaries. On a group level, it can be used to schedule and track meetings with other users at a time convenient to all involved.
The Contacts area is used to maintain address information for all internal and external contacts. The contact list can be used to send messages to contacts, view contact web pages, view maps to the contact's place of work and to record important contact dates such as birthdays.
Additional Components
Tasks provide to-do lists comprising jobs that can be assigned to other users, tracked and scheduled in your calendar. You can check the status of a task, set a priority for each task, and set tasks that recur at specific intervals.
Outlook can also be used to record notes for any textual information. Notes can be posted on your desktop as constant reminders and can be forwarded to other users or included in word processing documents.
The Journal allows you to record interactions with customers by tracking email messages, meetings, tasks and other items such as Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. Telephone conversations and non-computer related work can also be recorded.
Photoshop – A graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. It is the current and primary market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation. Photoshop is the flagship product of Adobe Systems.
Photoshop CS4 is the current version it was officially announced on 23 September 2008.
Photoshop revolves around editing pixels, unlike Adobe Illustrator which uses vectors. When an image is rendered into Photoshop, it is compiled by millions of single-coloured pixels. This would be an excellent package for the company as they can edit their pictures with this software for example crop, adjust colour, red eye removal.
The better the quality of pictures the better quality on the website.
Antivirus
Antivirus scanning software, or a virus scanner, is a program which examines all files in specified locations and looks at the contents of memory, the operating system, the registry, unexpected program behaviour, and anywhere else relevant with the intention of identifying and removing any malware.
When the antivirus software looks at a file, it refers to a dictionary of known viruses that the authors of the antivirus software have identified. If a piece of code in the file matches any virus identified in the dictionary, then the antivirus software can take one of the following actions:
- Attempt to repair the file by removing the virus itself from the file; quarantine the file (such that the file remains inaccessible to other programs and its virus can no longer spread)
- Delete the infected file.
I would recommend AVG free which you can download for free and it dose not cost anything.
Task 2
Which One Out Of the Two Specs Which One I Would Chose And Why I Would Recommend?
Depending on the company for time being the Dell Studio Hybrid D101G10 will do the company fine, however later on the company might consider investing into a laptop that is why I have chosen one laptop and one pc.
Task 3
Task 4
“Configure applications software”.
