INSTITUTE OF DELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT (IDM SWAZILAND
FUNDAMENTALS OF HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS ASSIGNMENT
STUDENT NAME: BONGANI MHLANGA
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| 2012 graduation in Botswana |
STUDENT NUMBER: 00126860
TABLE OF CONTENT
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TASK 1………………………………………………..3-5
TASK 2………………………………………………..6-8
TASK 3………………………………………………..9-10
TASK 5……………………………………………….11-13
REFFERENCES…………………………................14-15
TASK 1
PERFORMER
COMPUTER
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POWER PRO IV
COMPUTER
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MOTHERBOARDS
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Foxconn “Intel H61” MB Professional Classic
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Power Pro IV Professional Classic
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32 RAM
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32 RAM
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DDR3
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DDR3
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HARD DRIVE
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1 TB SATA3 7200RPM
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500GB SATA3 HDD 7200RPM
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PROCESSORS
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Intel Core i-5 2400
- 3.1Ghz CPU
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Intel Core i3-2100
- 3.13Ghz CPU
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MEMORY
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8 GB DDR3 RAM
- 24x DVD Writer +/-
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4 GB DDR3 RAM
- 24x DVD Writer +/-
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MONITORS
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24” ACER LCD Monitor
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18.5” Wide LCD MONITOR
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POWER SUPPLY
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350W
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MOUSE
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Optical mouse
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Optical mouse
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KEYBOARDS
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Computer keyboard
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USB keyboard
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NIC
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DFE – 520 TX
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MECER AD-1102M
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32-bit PCI local bus master high-speed operation
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Support 32-bit PCI interface
-56k modem
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WINDOWS
VERSIONS
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Windows 7
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Windows 7
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APPLICATION
SOFTWARES
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Open office suite
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Microsoft office 2007
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Microsoft Office 2010
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Internet Explorer
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Internet Explorer
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Educational software
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Database software
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Database software
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Nero Express
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Kaspersky Antivirus
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Adobe Reader
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Adobe Reader
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PRINTERS
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Dell 5230 DN
Monochrome Laser Printer
-Very high speed
-3 years warranty
-High-volume printing
-Not
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Epson B-510
DN Inkjet color printer
-High speed
-No warranty
-High-volume
-Economy
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SERVERS
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SINGLE XEON
2.13 GHZ QC
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DUAL XEON
2.4GHZ/12MB QC
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TASK 2
PROCESSORS
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MANUFACTURE
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SPEED
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PRICE
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Intel Core i-5 2400
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INTEL
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3.1GHZ
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-
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Intel Core i-3 2100
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INTEL
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3.13GHZ
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-
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MONITORS
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MANUFACTURE
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WIDTH
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PRICE
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24”
ACCER LCD Monitor
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ACCER
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24”
LCD
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$200
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18.5”
SUMSUNG Monitor
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SUMSUNG
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18.5”
LCD
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$145
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PRINTERS
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MANUFACTURE
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QUALITY
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SPEED
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ECONOMY
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PRICE
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DELL
5230 DN MONOCHROME LASER PRINTER
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DELL
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HIGH
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HIGH
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NO
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$1000
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EPSON
B-510DN INKJET PRINTER
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EPSON
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HIGH
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VERY
HIGH
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YES
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$599
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SERVERS
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MANUFACTURE
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WARANTY
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MEMORY
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SPEED
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PRICE
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MOTHERBOARD
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SINGLE
XEON 2.13GHZ QC
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INTEL
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3
YEARS
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1TBS(Raid
Rdy)
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8GB
ECC RAM
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R
15 274.00 incl.
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Intel
Xeon E5606(2.13Quad.8MB)
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INTEL
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3
YEARS
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3x
300GB SAS 15K HDD(Hot Plug)
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16GB
ECC RAM
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R
27 358.00 incl.
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2*
Intel Xeon X5620(2.4Ghz.12MB)
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MOUSE
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MANUFACTURE
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CONNECTION
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PRICE
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Optical
mouse
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ACCER
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OPTICAL-
USB
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R
44 incl.
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Optical
mouse
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SAHARA
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OPTICAL-
PS2
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R
33 incl.
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TASK 3
PROJECT PLAN
PROBLEM STATEMENT: Creating a standard computer lab for PC Support Technician studies.
MISSION STATEMENT: A standard lab that will meet the students’ needs.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
-To help the Training Institute to choose the best hardware and software for the students’ lab.
-To highlight more information about some computer components that are the best in terms of performance and cost.
-Design a high quality lab that function very well to meet the needs of the students as they undergo their training.
INPUTS
-Money. To fund the buying of the software and hardware’s that are needed for the Institute and for labor.
-IT specialists. They will help to implement a high quality lab.
PROCESSES:
-Planning the technical structure of the lab. This is how computers will be placed, the logical and physical design.
-Collect quotations from different suppliers. This will help to identify a supplier with the required products and price comparisons.
-Buying of products from suppliers. The required products as per the specification of the Institute are bought.
-Implementation of the lab by technicians. All hardware’s are installed in the lab.
-Installation of all software’s. All the application software and operating systems of the institute are installed.
-The lab is tested for functionality. This includes testing if the printer works well, if the software’s works well and other minor tests.
-The students are given some passwords for logging to the systems.
-Students are trained on how to use the systems. This might be a short training of how to use the lab.
-Payment of all hired labor is done.
-User manuals are given to the institution.
OUTPUTS:
-The lab is used by students. This shows the completeness of the project.
TASK 5
USER MANUAL FOR POWERPOINT:
POWERPOINT APPLICATION is a software program to enhance your oral presentation and to keep the audience focused on your subject during a presentation. It operates like an old fashioned slide show, but uses modern technology inform of computers and digital projectors.
OPENING IT:
-Go to Microsoft office 2010 in your computer.
-Click and select power point.
SLIDE LAYOUT:
-Each page in Power Point presentation is called slide.
-Your presentation is structured in a slide format.
POWER POINT BACKGROUND COLOR AND GRAPHICS:
-Backgrounds can be added to individual slides or all the presentation.
-Backgrounds for slides can be solid colors, gradient colors, textures or pictures.
MODIFYING POWER POINT SLIDES:
-Slides and slides layout in Power Point can be modified to your specification.
-Most slides modification is as simple as a few clicks of the mouse.
ADD, DELETE OR REARRANGE POWER POINT
-Just a few mouse clicks is all that is all that is needed to add, delete or rearrange slides in presentation.
USER MANUAL FOR INTERNET EXPLORER:
This is software is used to have access to internet.
GUIDELINES:
-Type the correct address at the Address Bar near the top of the page then press enter.
THE MAIN EXPLORER TOOLBAR:
-BACK BUTTON: This is taking you back to the previous document.
-FORWARD BUTTON: Takes you forward to the next document if you previously browsed multiple documents.
-STOP BUTTON: To stop any current document operating by internet explorer. It will stop any type of file from loading.
-REFRESH BUTTON: This button reload the current document that you are viewing.
-HOME BUTTON: This button will return you to the page you have selected as a default start-up page for Internet Explorer.
-SEARCH BUTTON: This button will take to the page you have selected as a default Web search page for Internet Explorer.
-FAVOURITES BUTTON: This button will open up the favorite menu.
-PRINT BUTTON: Give you an option to print the page you are viewing.
-FONT BUTTON: Give your site a font colour size that is comfortable for you to view.
USER MANUAL FOR MICROSOFT WORD 2010:
This is a popular word processing program.
GUIDELINES:
-Use the tool bar to create a page layout, font size, colors and many more.
-Delete any unwanted text from the document by simply highlighting the things you want to delete and press delete/back space in your keyboard.
-Select the font size of your file by highlighting the text and select the font size.
-Also underline, bold and make your text italic by selecting the tool bar.
REFFERENCES:
Different Types of Application Software http://www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-applicaion-software.html [Accessed 10/01/2012]
Types of Application Software: http://micis.jsu.edu/faculty/malam/cs201-lecture7.html [Accessed 10/01/2012]
PCWORLD EPSON B-510 DN INKJET PRINTER RIVALS COLOR LASERS WTH ITS HIGH SPEED AND LOW INK COST. [JULY 13 2010]http://www.pcworld.com/article/2009/epson_b510dn_inkjet_printer_rivals_color_lasers_with_its_high_speed_and_low_ink_cost.html [Accessed 10/01/2012]
PCWORLD DELL 5230dn monochrome laser Printer Has the Speed and features for a Busy Office [23/August/2011]
Components of the Project Plan| Project Management Tips|| Project Management, collaboration and knowledge management Blog. http://pmtips.net?components-project-plan/ [Accessed 12/01/2012]
World Tutorials—A Guide to World Tutorials http://wordprocessing.about.com/cs/introtowor1/a/wordoutline.html? [Accessed 15/01/2012]
Tutorials-Learn to use Internet Explorer Guide http://www.newbie.org/internet_explorer/ [Accessed 15/01/2012]
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