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Your Task:

Find the best online deal to purchase a computer. I am giving you an amount of Rs 1,65,000 to purchase
it. Think of what your needs might be use the following two options as a guide:

1) a typical “business laptop” to be used by a college/university student, who will need basic web
browsing, word processing and spreadsheet applications.

2) a high powered desktop or tower PC to be used for 3D design, gaming or video and audio recording

and editing software.

Complete the project using this template. Type all your answers in spaces provided. The table will
expand as necessary to accommodate your answers.

PART 1_20 POINTS: Read the article: "9 KeyThings to Know Before You Buy a New Computer" . Answer
the questions in the space provided below.

URL: http://www.cheatsheet.com/technology/9-tips-for-picking-your-machine-computer-shopping-
cheat-sheet.html

“9 Things to Know Before You Buy a Computer Questions”

1. List two reasons why “ a computer is no easy task”?

Answer: There are different brands of computer in market which may create confusions.

There are various operating system and choosing the one may be difficult.

2. What is the main differences between the two types of computers?

Answer: Laptop computer uses less power than a desktop computer. Graphics and animation are good
in desktop computer .

3. What is a “processor”?

Answer: A processor is an integrated electronic circuit that performs the calculation in computer. CPU is
the processor of computer.

4. How are processor size and speed measured?

Answer: Processor speed is measured in Hertz or Giga Hertz. One Giga Hertz is one billion cycle per
second.

5. What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?

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Answer: Random Access Memory is a computer memory which allows us to read and write the data . It
is a volatile Memory.

6. What is RAM function in a computer?

Answer: The main function of RAM Is used to store the data which are required by the computer during
processing. It is used as main memory in computer.

7. How is RAM measured?

Answer: RAM is measured by Bytes per second, Mega Hertz etc.

8. Google: Why is RAM called temporary memory?

Answer: RAM is called temporary memory because all the data stored in RAM evaporates If the
computer looses the power.

9. Hard Drives are considered permanent storage where all applications and files are stored.
There are two types of Hard Drives. List them and explain the difference between the two.

Answer: The two types of Hard Drive are HDD and SDD . HDD uses rotating disc while SDD doesn’t have
any rotating disc but uses flash memory like USB

10. Google: If you use a lot of Web Applications, do you need a larger Hard Drive? Explain your
answer.

Answer: No , we don’t need a larger hard drive . Hard drive doesn’t affect the performance of the
computer but processor does.

11. Which one should you consider for your computer?

Answer:

12. What are peripherals?

Answer: Peripherals refers to any external device which provide input and output to the computer.

13. List all the peripherals (6) that are discussed in the article.

Answer: The peripherals discussed in the article are WIFI , SD slot , Bluetooth , USB , HDMI etc

14. What are Mac OS, Windows, and Linux?

Answer: Mac OS is the operating system developed by Apple.

Windows is the group of several graphical operating families developed by Microsoft.

Linux is a operating system developed for mainframe, mobile phones etc.

15. Which one should you consider and why?

Answer: I would prefer windows because it is trusted by 90% of the users and we can install or update
windows versions where as Mac doesn’t allows to update to another version.
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16. Google: How do you measure screen size? What is the best computer screen size for me?

Answer: Screen size can be measured diagonally from one corner to another. The best screen size for
teacher is 15.6 .

17. Google: How do you measure screen resolution?

Answer: Screen Resolution is can be measured in Horizontal x Vertical pixels. To measure the number of
dots per line can be multiplied by the number of lines.

18. Google: What is the meaning of integrated graphics?

Answer: Integrated Graphic is the energy efficient , less expensive graphics where the GPU is built on to
same die as CPU.

19. Google: What is meant by dedicated graphics?

Answer: Dedicated Graphics refers to separate graphic card attached to motherboard in system.

20. Google: integrated graphics or dedicated graphics for gaming? Why?

Answer: Integrated Graphic produce less heat and consumes less power than dedicated graphic so it is
good for gaming.

21. What is the most important thing to consider when buying a computer?

Answer: Processor is the most important thing to consider before buying a computer.

22. Why should you wait for price reductions (Sale)?

Answer: I should wait for price reduction to buy latest version in cheap or best price.

23. At the end of the article it states “One Last Tidbit.” What is it?

Answer: One Last Tidbit means the sales person Will give discount if we buy computer with keyboard
and mouse m

PART 2_30 POINTS: Find 3 separate price quotes from online suppliers like Staples, BestBuy, HP.com,
Dell.com, etc. Create a neat table to compare the different systems based on the following criteria

Purchase Table.

Criteria System A System B System C

Online Supplier Daraz.com HP.com Acer.com
Brand Name Dell HP Acer
Model Number 5379 AQ0011 E5- 576G 5762
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Model Name Inspiron HP Envy Acer Aspire E15

Link to Web page www.daraz.com.np https://itti.com.np/laptops- https://itti.com.np/acer-
by-brands/hp-laptops- aspire-e5-576g-5762-
nepal intel-core-i5-nvidia-
mx150
Cost of item RS.89000 RS. 90000 RS.75000
Extended Service
contact
Shipping (RS) RS 100
Total Cost Rs.79900 RS .90000 RS.75000
CPU Type $ Speed Intel Core i7 8th Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel Core i5 8th
generation generation 8250U
RAM Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Hard Drive Size 256 GB SSD 256 GB SSD 256 GB
Monitor Size 13.3 FHD 360 13.3 FHD 15.6 inch
Operating System Windows 10 Windows 10 Windows 10
Software included

PART 3_20 POINTS: After completing the Table, type at least 250 words (12 size font, double spaced)
comparing the three systems and explaining why you would select one of the systems over the others.
Base your reasoning on the computer system’s overall components and not solely on price. Type your
essay below, check for errors, print the entire document, and hand in.

*Be sure to include an introduction, body, comparing components of the three computers, and
conclusion.

Ans: Selection of DELL Inspiron 5379

Dell Inspiron 5379 is advanced 8th generation laptop with processor Intel Core i7 and operating system
Windows 10 . It has Ram 8GB and Hard disk of 256 GB SDD. Another laptop from the criteria is HP Envy
with screen size 13.3 . It has RAM 8GB and Hard disk 256 GB SSD and operating System Windows 10.
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The last criteria we had was Acer Aspire advanced 8 the generation laptop with processor Intel Core i5
and operating system Windows 10.

I have chosen Dell Inspiron 5379 compared to others because it is the latest 8 th generation computer
with latest processor of i7 . The model is quite attractive with 360 degree rotation.