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The minimum requirement for a computer that can be used for web development, is the minimum requirements to run Adobe Photoshop which are.

Minimum requirement

Processor Intel® or AMD processor with 64-bit support*; 2 GHz or faster processor

Operating system Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)*, Windows 10** (Version 1709 or later)

RAM 2 GB or more of RAM (8 GB recommended)

Hard disk space 3.1 GB or more of available hard-disk space for 64-bit installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-
sensitive file system)

Monitor resolution 1024 x 768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB or more of dedicated VRAM; 2 GB is recommended***

Graphics processor acceleration OpenGL 2.0-capable system

requirements

Internet Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services †
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HARDWARE HP 24-f0014na 23.8" Intel® Core™ APPLE iMac Pro 5K 27" (2017) MICROSOFT Surface Studio 28"
i5+ All-in-One PC Intel® Core™ i7 All-in-One PC - 2 TB
HDD & 128 GB SSD, Silver
Cost £699 £4,899.00 £3,199.00
User Requirements: Software Creative Suite Creative Suite Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator Adobe Illustrator
Dreamweaver Dreamweaver Dreamweaver
MS Word Apache Open Office MS Word
+ macOS High Sierra Windows 10 Pro
- Office 365 (30 day trial) +
- McAfee LiveSafe (trial version) Built-in apps
- Netflix app (subscription required)
- HP Audio Switch
- HP JumpStart
Networking WiFi- Intel® AC WiFi- 1x1 WiFi - Wireless-AC WiFi - 802.11 ac
Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet port Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth - Bluetooth 4.2 (10/100/1000) (10/100/1000)
USB - USB 3.0 x 2 - USB 2.0 x 2 Bluetooth -Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth - Bluetooth 4.0
USB - USB 3.0 x 4 USB - USB 3.0 x 4
Audio connections -3.5 mm jack Video connections -Mini DisplayPort
Other connections - Thunderbolt 3 x x1
4 Audio connections - 3.5 mm jack
Maintenance Contract 1 Year 1 Year 1 Year
Output Required HDMI 1.4 x 1 Has Thunderbolt ports, so you Has a mini DisplayPort, but a
would need a thunderbolt to HDMI converter can be easily acquired to
converter. turn it to a HDMI
Integration Operating system - Windows 10 Compatible with Windows Server Compatible with Windows Server
(64-bit) Network Environment Network Environment

Processing Power - Intel® Core™ i5+ 8250U Processor Intel® Xeon® W Processor Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
- Quad-core - Octa-core - Quad-core
- 1.6 GHz / 3.4 GHz - 3.2 GHz / 4.2 GHz (Turbo Boost) - 2.7 GHz / 3.6 GHz (Turbo Boost)
- 6 MB cache - 19 MB cache - 8 MB cache
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Storage Capacity Storage - 2 TB HDD (7200 rpm) 1 TB SSD 2 TB HDD

Accessibility for disabled users USB ports for adaptive keyboard USB ports for adaptive keyboard USB ports for adaptive keyboard
and mouse and mouse and mouse.
IT Competence No Training required Some training may be required. No training required
Training Requirements None A small amount of training needed. None

Different types of Operating Systems

When it comes down to web developing you need to take a few things into consideration, namely what OS you’d rather use. The windows OSs are often
used because most applications are designed to be used on them, and some servers use this platform, however it has a multitude of security issues, and
installs from a GUI as standard which is slow on windows. When it comes down to macOS it is visually well polished and installs programs from the GUI but
is a lot faster than windows. Unlike windows it also comes with useful pre-installed applications and upgrades major versions every few years. The problem
lies with the fact that many applications are not free, and few servers use this platform. However, Linux, Ubuntu specifically, has the bonus of being free,
and open source meaning it is heavily customisable. The system installs programs through commanding interface which is very fast, is easily updated to a
new major version every couple of years and most servers use this platform too. Its biggest flaw is that is not very easy to learn, so its sink or swim when it
comes to using the OS.

OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 10 Apple Mojave Linux Ubuntu

Cost £119 to £219 Free due to the OS being supplied Open source taken from the
via update internet
User Requirements: Software 1Ghz Processing power OS X v10.6.8 or later Windows version
1GB RAM for 32-bit Security Office CS version
2GB RAM for 64-bit Adobe CSS version Dreamweaver version
MS Office version Photoshop version
Iphoto version
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Hard drive space: 16GB for 32-bit Imovie version Microsoft office version
OS Keynote version Web browsers version
32GB for 64-bit OS Garage Band version
DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 Numbers version
driver Pages version
Networking Wireless, NIC (Network interface Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Wireless, NIC (Network interface
card) is required to access the Ethernet Adapter, Wireless, NIC card) is required to access the
internet network. (Network interface card) is required internet network.
to access the internet network.
Maintenance Contract 1 User = unlimited time amount 12 month support 12 month. Can get an extended
warranty.
Output Required HDMI Most new apple devices have HDMI
thunderbolt ports therefore need a
HDMI converter.
Integration Compatible with Windows Server Compatible with Windows Server Compatible with Windows Server
Network environment Network environment Network environment
Processing Power 1Ghz or faster with support for PAE 1.3Ghz Dualcore i5 turbo boost up Uses the processing power or the
NX and SSE2 to 2.6ghz software it’s downloaded onto
already available.
Storage Capacity 16GB (32Bit) or 2GB (64Bit) 512GB Flash Storage 2GB of memory
8GB of available space
Accessibility for disabled users Support for touchscreen, and USB Support for touchscreen, Audio Touchscreen, Audio search and USB
ports for adaptive keyboard and search (Siri) and USB-C Ports for Ports for accessibility keyboard and
mouse. accessibility keyboard and mouse mouse and Control Panel with
and Control Panel with accessibility accessibility settings and options
settings and options and assistive and assistive software features as
software features as part of OS part of OS
IT Competence Novice Advanced Novice but advanced if altering
Open source code
Training Requirements Minimum Support and Training required Minimum but needed if planning to
edit source code
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Different types of Software Applications

In a college environment you need to take many things into account. Namely that you want most people to be easily able to use and access the system and
software, therefore windows or mac are the logical choices for the OS in a college. As for software either Microsoft office or apache open office as it’s easy
to use and simple to get a hold of. The other issue is that when in a college environment some students may need specialist software or hardware to help
them use the computers. Windows 10 can be used without a screen using the narrator app allowing for a person to use the computer without being able to
see the screen. And also comes with the ability to look and click. Apple offer a similar voice over app, and the very heavily distiributed assistive touch
function on all apple touchscreens, along with an on screen keyboard.

SOFTWARE MS Office CS Suite Macromedia Dreamweaver

Cost £94.98 £250 £101.99
User Requirements: Software Any type of compatible software 1GB RAM Any type of compatible software
Networking Wireless, NIC (Network interface Wireless, NIC (Network interface Wireless, NIC (Network interface
card) is required to enable the card) is required to enable the card) is required to enable the
computer to be recognised by the computer to be recognised by the computer to be recognised by the
server and other workstations and server and other workstations and server and other workstations and
Ethernet NIC and Windows Server Ethernet NIC and Windows Server Ethernet NIC and Windows Server
Networking integration Networking integration Networking integration
Maintenance Contract 1 year contract requires ‘license’ 1 year but can purchase an 12 Months but can be extended at
extended warranty if needs be an extra cost
Output Required Wireless, NIC (Network interface Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Wireless, NIC (Network interface
card) is required to enable the Ethernet Adapter, wireless, network card) is required to enable the
computer to be recognised by the interface card (NIC) to make sure computer to be recognised by the
server and other workstations and the machine is able to connect to server and other workstations and
Ethernet NIC the server and Ethernet NIC Ethernet NIC
Integration Compatible with Windows Server Compatible with Windows Server Compatible with Windows Server
Networking Environment Networking Environment Networking Environment
Processing Power 1Ghz or faster x86 or x64 Processor Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4
with SSE2 instruction set Recommended to have Intel Core 2 Recommended to have Intel Core 2
Duo to run things smoothly Duo to run things smoothly
Macs MUST have PowerPC G4 Macs MUST have PowerPC G4
Processor Processor
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Storage Capacity 1GB 32 bit RAM 1 GB RAM 512MB RAM

2GB 64 bit RAM
3GB
Accessibility for disabled users Software can be configured to Easy to configure and adjust settings Software can be configured to
match the requirements of the with compatible device drivers but match the requirements of the
range of potential disabled users – can limit the number of things that range of potential disabled users –
built into the operating system as can be done due to Apple device built into the operating system as
accessibility features and plug & drivers but has built into the accessibility features and plug &
play USB for external assistive operating system accessibility play USB for external assistive
technology. features and USB plug and play for technology.
assistive technology.
IT Competence Novice. Advanced Advanced
Training Requirements Very little. Maybe some to perform Training required Training required
complex tasks like ‘Mail-merge’
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M2 System Recommendation Justification:

http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-kingdom/#monthly-201801-201901
Due to the information in the graph above I would suggest using a Windows OS due to it being the most popular OS by far, therefore most students will be
familiar with it, as well as it being the most compatible OS. Microsoft Windows Server is developed from Windows 10 OS and is purposely designed to offer
everything one needs to build a server. Like many Microsoft applications—it is easy to install and is available through the Microsoft official store. Microsoft
Windows Server is also a cloud-ready OS, which makes it user-friendlier than most Linux based systems. Although it may be more user-friendly than a Linux
based system, there may still be a learning curve when it comes to Windows Server edition. Many people are already familiar with Windows but may not be
familiar with Windows Server.
The huge drawback with Windows in general is that it has awful security, with this being a college network there is a lot of data at risk here, such as student
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addresses and sometimes bank info, with bursary students.

HARDWARE CHOICE HP 24-f0014na 23.8" Intel® Core™ i5+ All-in-One PC

Cost £699

User Requirements: Software Creative Suite

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Dreamweaver
MS Word
+
- Office 365 (30 day trial)
- McAfee LiveSafe (trial version)
- Netflix app (subscription required)
- HP Audio Switch
- HP JumpStart

I chose the HP because its relatively cheap compared to the others, the software requirements aren’t that bad at all.
There is a lot of network compatibility options that can integrate with all types of server.
The HP also has great processing power.

Networking WiFi- Intel® AC WiFi- 1x1

Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet port
Bluetooth - Bluetooth 4.2
USB - USB 3.0 x 2 - USB 2.0 x 2

Maintenance Contract 1 Year

Output Required HDMI

Integration Compatible with all servers

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Processing Power - Intel® Core™ i5+ 8250U Processor

- Quad-core
- 1.6 GHz / 3.4 GHz
- 6 MB cache

Storage Capacity Storage - 2 TB HDD (7200 rpm)

Accessibility for disabled users USB ports for adaptive keyboard and mouse as well as the windows 10
assistance.

IT Competence low

Training Requirements none

SOFTWARE CHOICE MS Office Software Justification

Cost £94.98
User Requirements: Software Any type of compatible software Easy to link up with other software
such as Photoshop and office.
Networking Wireless, NIC (Network interface I’m going to use Microsoft office
card) is required to enable the because of its competitive pricing
computer to be recognised by the and storage capacity. But also I know
server and other workstations its contents are incredibly helpful for
everyday office/admin work. My
chosen computer can also run this
software package easily. Easy to
integrate and also a popular choice
so most students can use it with
ease.
Maintenance Contract 1 year contract requires ‘license’
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Output Required Web design and multimedia My computer of choice has a flat
projected onto flatscreen and web screen HD monitor.
browsers
Integration Compatible across all servers Meaning it can be integrated into
the server no matter what.
Processing Power 1Ghz or faster x86 or x64 Processor My computer of choice meets this
with SSE2 instruction set easily.
Storage Capacity 1GB 32 bit RAM Not too high leaving more than
2GB 64 bit RAM enough space for other applications
3GB to be installed
Accessibility for disabled users Software can be configured to match This works hand in hand with an
the requirements of the range of adaptive keyboard and the Oss
potential disabled users. assists
IT Competence Novice. Needs little to no training at all
Training Requirements Very little. Maybe some to perform Needs little to no training at all
complex tasks like ‘Mail-merge’