Purchase a Computer Project

ROLLNO: 50 NAME: SUJAN POUDEL (BK) DATE:2020/1-25

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 artle: "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.htm
“9 Things to Know Before You Buy a Computer Questions”

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

Answer: Buying a computer is no easy task because:

a) There is so much choice that it is difficult to make a decision.

b) Price also important matter all computer users needs are not equal so we should concern requirement features.

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

Answer: There are two kinds of computers available in the market as much as others than. They are laptop and desktop computer. The main differences between
these computers are as follows:>

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a) Desktop computers are relatively cheap whereas laptops are expensive depending upon their types .

b) Desktop computers have more powerful processors whereas laptop processors have restricted power.

c) Desktop computers are non portable whereas laptop are protable.

d) Desktop cmputers have high resolution whereas laptops have low resolution.

3. What is a “processor”?

Answer: A processor is an integrated electronic circuit that performs the calculations that run a computer also performs arithmetical, logical input output (I/O) and
other basic instruction that are passed from an operating system(O/S). most other processes are dependent on the operation of a processor. The terms processor
,cpu and microprocessor are commonly linked .

4. How are processor size and speed measured?

Answer: A processor size is measured in bit and speed is measured in GHz.

5. What is Random Access Memory (RAM)?

Answer: RAM is the memory or information storage in a computer that is used to store running programs and data for the programs .Data (information) in the RAM
can be written quickily in any order .Normally , the RAM is in the form of computer chips.

6. What is RAM function in a computer?

Answer: A computer’s RAM stores the data for short term use. It works in conjunction with the hard drive, to provide quick access to files that the computer is
actively reading or writing, however , program data stored in RAM is erased when you reboot the computer or when another program needs the space for its own
use.

7. How is RAM measured?

Answer: RAM is measured by its speed(MHz) and its size (MB or GB)

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8. Google: Why is RAM called temporary memory?

Answer: RAM is called a temporary memory because the information stored in RAM is lost if the power supply is turned off.

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: Hard Drives are considered permanent storage where all application and files are stored. There are two types of Hard Drives. They are:

Hard disk drives (HDD)

Solid State drives (SDD)

a) HDD contains moving mechanical parts , like the arm whereas SSD does not contains , mechanical parts , only electronical parts like ICs.

b) HDD is heavier in weight whereas SDD is more compact in size.

c) In HDD the data transfer is sequential whereas in SDD the data transfer is random access.

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

Answer: If we use a lot of Web Application, we don’t need a larger hard drive because web application is running with respect to internet and depends on
processing capability but th size of hard drive doesn’t affect how fast your processor runs or how quickly your computer is able to access the internet. So, a web
application needs to work with a series of resources that will dictate its performance, the main ones being:

a) Bandwidth

b) CPU

c) Memory

d) I/O capacity

11. Which one should you consider for your computer?

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Answer: I have chrome and opera mini as a web application into my laptop and HDD included 500GB.

12. What are peripherals?

Answer: A peripheral device is an internal or external device that connects directly to a computer but doesn’t contribute to the computers primary function, such as
computing . It helps end users access and use the functionalities of a computer.

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

Answer: The peripherals that are discussed in the article are:

a) Mouse

b) Keyboard

c) printer

d) External drives

e) Graphics card

f) Scanner

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

Answer: Mac OS is an operating system which focuses on graphical user interface and was developed by Apple, Inc for their Macintosh systems. Similarly, windows
(Microsoft windows) is a series of operating system developed by Microsoft. Each version of window includes of GUI, with a desktop that allows users to view file,
folders in windows. Linux is a Unix- like open source and community developed, operating system for computers, servers, mainframes, mobile devices and
embedded devices. It is supported on almost every major computer platform including X86, ARM and SPARK, making it one of the most widely supported operating
system.

15. Which one should you consider and why?

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Answer: I should consider on windows OS because windows has the hardware and software variety. The functions also easy to use and this OS can easily installed
on various PC or desktop. Mac OS is just made for the Apple computer , it cannot installed on other than Apple. Linux OS has the complex version structure as
compared with the window.

16. Google: How do you measure screen size? What is the best computer screen size for me?

Answer: Screen size is based on the diagonal measurement of the screen. For example, a new LCD monitor advertised as being 32” in size is most likely 32” from
upper right to lower left corner rather than 32” across or 32” tall. We can measure screen size on the following steps:

a) Measure the diagonal length of a screen from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Measure only the screen do not count frame around the
screen.

b) Measure the height of the screen from top to bottom.

c) Measure the width of a screen from left to right.

The best computer screen size for me is 13 to 14 inch, which provides the best portability.

17. Google: How do you measure screen resolution?

Answer: We can measure screen resolution in horizontal x vertical pixels. By this measurement, the number of dots per line can be multiplied by the number of
lines to identify the total number of pixels displayed by the monitor.

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

Answer: Integrated graphics refers to a GPU(Graphics processing unit) that’s literally part of the motherboard, integrated at the silicon level which shares memory
with the CPU and provides a more economical alternative to the stand alone card. Integrated graphics can be non-programmable or programmable and even
include a graphics processing unit(see GPU).

19. Google: What is meant by dedicated graphics?

Answer: Dedicated graphics refers to a separate graphics cad attached to your systems motherboard on the other hand refer to a graphics system that is on the
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motherboard itself. It may have its own CPU but not its own RAM.

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

Answer: Generally, the person who are crazy in playing games or he may want to play the 3D games then he needs the dedicated graphics card this is because an
onboard graphics solution cannot match to performance of real graphics card even if it is an entry level one. The integrated GPU is powerful, but not powerful
enough to render 3D games .

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

Answer: The important things to consider when buying a computer are as follows:>

a) The processor

b) RAM

c) Hard drive

d) CPU

e) Computer software

f) Graphics card

g) Anti-virus software etc.

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

Answer: We should wait for price reduction because technology evolves fast, and if we buy a new computer today, we might not have noticed a newer one was set
for release tomorrow and would have likely cost the same as the one you just bought, or made ours less expensive to buy. 

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

Answer: One Last Tidbit states that if we go to purchase the computers through sales person we consider about the cost of computer at first. He marked the fixed

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price of the whole set of computer. If they don’t bump down the price of the computer but if we need the mouse or keyboard or may any devices with a computer
together then they will give us discount or not. If they give us discount then we feel pleasantly surprised.

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

Criteria System A System B System C

Online Supplier Hp.com Dell.Com Best Buy. Com

Brand Name Hp Dell AppleMAC book pro

Model Number (P6N00PA) 13 (XPS1358256iS1) ME866HN/A

Model Name Hp 13-D029TU Dell XPS 13

Link to Web Page www.laptopmag.com www.techradar.com www.digitaltrends.com

Cost of Item Rs95000 Rs1,12,000 Rs1,80,000

Extended Service Rs2000 Rs2500 Rs3000

Contract

Shipping/Delivery Rs2500 Rs 1000 Rs3000

Total Cost Rs99500 Rs115200 Rs186000

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CPU Type & Speed HD 520Core i7 6th Gen2.4 GHz Intel Core i5-6200U 2.3 GHz Core i5 4th Gen

RAM Memory 8 GB 8GB 8GB

Hard Drive Size 256 GB SSD 256 GB SSD 256 GB SSD

Monitor/Screen Size LED / 13.3 inch LED /13.3 inches LED/13.3 inches

Monitor/Screen 3200 x 1800 1920 x 1080 Pixels 2560 x 1600

Resolution

Operating System Windows 10 Windows 10 Home 64Bit MAC OS X Mavericks

Software included Windows OS, MS Office package(MS paint, ms Windows OS,MS Office package (MS paint, ms  MAC OS, Microsoft Word, Excel,
word, excel, power point, MS access), Internet word, excel, power point, MS Power point, Microsoft Entourage,
explorer etc. access),Windows media player, Internet Microsoft Outlook, WIFI Explorer etc.
explorer etc.

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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.

As I reached over all the sites to search about the various brands of laptop that I found mostly the Dell, Hp and Apple with the competitive features. Apple
laptop having the best performance among the other but the cost is higher than other where we can buy two windows laptop within a one apple’s
price. Dell is the famous one and having best performance laptop. Most of the people use dell than other laptop. And Hp also provide the better
performance to complete the tasks.

After going through with the entire features of three laptops. I make consider to purchase a Dell laptop. An Intel core i5 CPU is included in this laptop with
the speed of 2.3 GHz. As we talk about the size of RAM there I found 8GB included in this laptop. In storage I found the SSD with having 256 GB
size, which may helps to boot the laptop so fast. As a monitor, there can find the LED of 13.3 inches and resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels. In an
operating system I have found the latest version of OS (Windows 10 Home- 64 Bit). It bound the specific setting to the laptop.
Similarly, As we talk about the Hp laptop, I have found the same qualities with compare to Dell. A HD 520 Core i7 6 th Gen. processor is included in this
laptop with the speed of 2.4GHz. As we talk about the size of RAM there I found 8 GB RAM with similar to Dell. Also the same SSD with having 256 GB size
hard disk can found in this laptop. As a monitor, there can find the LED of 13.3 inches and resolution is 3200 X 1800 pixels. In an operating system I have
found windows 10 with similar to the laptop.

Also In Apple laptop found some similarities features as compare with the windows computers. As a processor I found Core i5 4 th generation included in
this laptop. A size of RAM is 8 GB and storage is 256 GB SSD can find in this laptop. As a monitor, there can find the LED of 13.3 inches and resolution is
2560 X 1600 pixels. In an operating system I have found MAC OS X Mavericks.

The features of the three system may same in some extent but the performance may differs to each others. An apple computer is the best ones for the
every people if they can buy. But we cannot installed other OS in apple system. A cost is so higher than the windows laptop. The cost is beyond to pay for
it. Dell can buy with the suitable price with a specific feature and components and various OS can installed in dell easily. So, I feel pleasant in Dell laptop.

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