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Your friend has told you that they are looking to buy a new desktop computer. They
have looked into various models, but cannot find one that they like. Because you
have recently learned about computer hardware, you are now able to help your friend
build their own computer by purchasing individual parts. You have suggested this idea
to your friend, but they want to know a bit more about it first.
Look for a REALLY great computer system at Future Shop, Best Buy, Staples, The Source, Dell or any
other major retail store that sells computers. You can look online (probably the best), through flyers or even go to a store
yourself. The price range for this system should be somewhere between $1500 and $3000.
Research the following 10 items to prepare a chart that will help your friend understand:
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Item
Case
Motherboard
Processor - CPU
Graphics/Video Card
Hard Drive (HDD or SDD)
Memory (RAM)
Optical Drive (CD, DVD or
Blu Ray)
Monitor
Modem or Network Card
Audio/Sound Card
SUBMIT:
i)
ii)
Recommended Sources:
Case
Cost
$100.
49
Motherboard $234.
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Description and Function
r
Tiger
It is the enclosure that contains
Direct most of the components of a
computer usually excluding the
display, keyboard and mouse.
What to
Look For
Material, Size,
Slots.
Tiger
Direct
Supported
Devices, Fan.
Related
Terminology/Images
Bus:
BIOS:
PCI:
Processor CPU
$328.
98
Best
Buy
Size of BUS,
Speed.
Amount of
memory.
Video/Graphi $264.
97
cs Card
Tiger
Direct
Hard Drive
(HDD or
SDD)
$119.
99
The
Sourc
e
Memory
$50.
Futur
e
Shop
Hertz (Hz):
Heat Sink:
Clock Rate:
Graphics
quality,
Processing
Speed.
RAM:4gb
Volatile
Monitor
$289.
99
Modem or
Network
Card
$130.
98
Futur
e
Shop
Capacity,
Supported
Media
Futur
e
Shop
Best
Buy
Speed,
Resoloution,
size.
Speed.
It is a computer hardware
component that connects a
computer to a computer network.
Audio/Sound
Card
$279.
99
Tiger
Direct
It is an Internal computer
expansion card that faciliates
economical input and output of
audio signals.
Processer
Speed,
Encoding.
ii) Conclusion:
1. Do you think the retail stores are cheating customers? Explain your reasoning?
2. What kind of profits do you think most of these retailers are making on any one computer system?
3. How easy do you think it would be to build your computer for most people? How beneficial would it be for a person to buy a
full system versus building their own? Explain.
4. Do you think you might actually build your own system one day in the future? Why or why not?
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with limited
success few
details are
included and
accurate
with considerable
success considerable
detail is included and
accurate
with limited
success
with considerable
success
Thinking/Inquiry
Uses appropriate
research strategies to
access and interpret
information
Communication
with limited
accuracy and
clarity
with considerable
accuracy and clarity
completes few
components
completes some
components
completes most
components
completes all
components
Application
Develops a complete
hardware resource to
share information