Maths, Science & ICT ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY FRONT SHEET

Programme: Student Name: Unit No/ Name Assignment Title: Date Set: BTEC Level 3 Certificate in IT Mohammed Zahir Shah Unit 2. Computer Systems Decoding the Jargon Deadline: Programme No. Assessor Name: Assignment Number: Farook Sidat / Farid Vali One

Unit Assessment Activities:

Task Assessment Activities
Not completed Functions of computer hardware components Purpose of operating systems Explain the purpose of different software utilities Recommend a computer system for a given business purpose Completed

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Grading Profile Subsidiary Diploma in IT

Subsidiary Diploma: Unit P 70 M 80 D 90 Subsidiary Diploma Qual P 420- 459 M 460-499 D 500-519 D* 520 and above

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Scenario: Power Wheels is a car company run by Bash and Manny Patel. The business mainly buys and sells new and used cars. In the past the father and son have run their business using a simple cash register and paper based records. However, due to a recent increase in sales they want to invest in a computer system. As you will discover, their knowledge of computers is very limited. Theyve spoken to a few of their friends about this and you have been recommended as an expert in computers for Power Wheels Task One: Computer hardware components
Learning Outcome Understand the components of computer systems 1 Grading Criteria

Both of them have very little knowledge of computer components so you have been ask to complete the table given below so that they can understand the functions of the system unit components and peripherals. (1) Complete the table.
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Component Processor

Purpose The CPU is a component on the motherboard. It is called a central processing unit and is also known as a microprocessor. It processes data and sends it back. It is where all the calculating and sorting data is taken place. There are 2 types, ALU (Arithmetic logical unit). The ALU calculates all the calculations on the PC. CU (Control Unit). The CU controls all the softwares on the computer

Technical Specification Intel Pentium Processor E2180 (1M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB). Processor number E2180, # of Cores is 2, Clock speed is 2GHz, L2 Cache is 1 MB

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Motherboard

Power Supply

The motherboard is the main circuit board in a PC. Most of the components such as CPU, RAM and hardrive are on the motherboard. The purpose of a motherboard is to serve as a transporter of data from the different components of the computer. A power supply is a component that supplies power to the other components in the computer. The main purpose of a PSU (Power Supply Unit) converts the power received from the wall outlet to the power needed to supply power to the mother board and all other components within the PC.

AMD Phenom X4 quad,@ 2.33GHZ, 4GB RAM, 640 GB HDD, Windows Vista x 32 Home Edition

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Hard Drive

The main purpose of a hard disk is to store different type of data. It acts as a storage unit for the computer. A hard drive is a fixed disk drive that stores digital data onto magnetic surfaces. The hard drive is where all the applications are stored. There are 2 types; one is called IDE and SATA. IDE stands for

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Integrated Drive Electronics. SATA stands for advanced technology attachment. This is a computer bus IDE uses the big 40/80 pin ribbons. SATA uses much smaller ones. SATA is quicker than IDE and it is also narrow and smaller. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM is temporary memory your computer uses to store things you are working on for quick access later on. RAM is faster than your hard drive so things you are working on are temporarily stored there so you don't have to wait while it loads. The more RAM you have the more programs you can have running at the same time A network card is a card which installs into a computer and allows that computer to connect to a local area network. The most common one is called an Ethernet card. The purpose of the network card is to prepare, send, and control data on the network.

SATA: Performances 5400 RPM Transfer rate 300 MBps Transfer memory 32 MB

RAM

Speed: DDR3 1600 Voltage: 1.5V Multi-Channel Kit: Dual, Quad

Network Card

Supported ports: [ MII ] Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 1000baseT/Full Supports autonegotiation: Yes Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full 4

1000baseT/Full Advertised pause frame use: No Advertised autonegotiation: Yes Speed: 100Mb/s Duplex: Full Port: MII PHYAD: 1 Transceiver: external Auto-negotiation: on Supports Wake-on: g Wake-on: d Link detected: yes Monitor The only and major purpose of a monitor in a computer system is to display text and graphics, which are produced by the computers graphics card. The monitor is referred to as an output device, since it helps in displaying the already processed information to the user. There are 2 types of monitors; LCD and CRT. The LCD are thinner than the CRTs and are much better graphic wise than CRTs. The CRT monitors are big in size and they are like old televisions A printer is a device that you use that can print out whatever you want from a computer. A printer serves as a backup for documents It lets you print straight from a Model: ASPIRE 33S Max Resolution: 800 x 600 H Freq/ V Freq: 31.5/35.1/35.5 KHz / 50 90 Hz Monitor Type: Multi-Frequency Tube Size: 14 Connector: HD-15

Printer

Ink jet printer: Print speed, black (draft quality mode) Up to 30 ppm Print speed, black (normal quality mode) Up to 9.8 ppm Print speed, black (best quality mode) 5

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Cat5 Cable

digital camera, SD card or other electronic device. Printers usually plug into a computer with a USB cable to print whatever you want to print. There are 2 types of printers; there is a laser jet print and an ink jet printer. Laser printers use toner, static electricity and heat to create an image on the paper whereas an inkjet printer scans the paper back and forth it only takes a second to print A camera is used to take photographs. Digital cameras main purpose is to take videos or still photographs digitally by recording the images via an electronic image. It displays images immediately on the screen after they have been recorded. It can store thousands of images on a single memory device and delete others to free space. A camera has a series of lenses that focus light to create an image of a scene Cat5 is a certain type of wire, which is used for creating a network link on the PC. It is called an Ethernet Cable. This contains four pairs of 24 gauge twisted copper wires that are connected

Up to 2 ppm Print speed, colour (draft mode) Up to 20 ppm Print speed, colour (best quality mode) Up to 5.7 ppm Print speed, colour (best quality mode) Up to 2 ppm

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into a RJ-45 jack. It also creates a network link on a PC. Pen Drive Pen drives are small devices that can be used to transfer files. Pen drives are a greater alternative than CD ROMS. A pen drive is plugged into your computer; you do not need batteries to power it. CD Stands for Compact DiskRecordable drive. CD ROM is a certain type of disk drive that CD ROMs and audio CDs use where you store data, music or graphics on. DVD ROM stands for Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory. It is similar to a CD ROM but, the major difference in the DVD-ROM is that its formatted to hold a lot more data. Very similar to the CD ROM, but on the DVD is faster for everyday use. The memory is increased by a lot because a DVD ROM holds more than a CD ROM. Power source: USB Connectivity: USB 2.0 Storage: Flash Supported operating system: Windows XP/ 2000/ ME, Linux Kernel 2.4.10 and higher, Mac OS 8.6 CD ROM: Capacity 680 MB User data rate 150 KB Sector rates 75 Sectors DVD ROM: Average Access Time 110 mins Buffer memory 512 KB Flash memory 128 KB

CD/DVD

They are keen to understand how data flows between the different components of a PC.

(2) Complete the diagram below and then add arrows, both uni-directional and bidirectional, to show data flow between the different components of a PC system.

Motherboard Input device (Mouse) Output device (Printer)

Input device (Keyboard)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Output device (Screen)

Backing Store (Hard disk)

Main memory (RAM)

USB Interface

Consider a user who has opened up a word processing package and is using it to type a letter by entering data on the keyboard. Describe in your own words how data is communicated between various parts of the system. Start with the data flow from keyboard to motherboard and describe how it is communicated around the different parts of the system.

A mouse is an input device; The computer mouse is considered an input device. With a click of a button, the mouse sends information to the computer. The computer mouse is an interesting device that offers an alternative way to interact with the computer beside a keyboard. A typical mouse has two buttons. At the top of the device you will find a left and right button which allows for clicks. There is a scrolling wheel between the two buttons. The keyboard is an input device designed to enter text, characters and other commands into a computer or similar device. It controls the operation of a computer; it allows a user to enter letters and numbers into a computer. A hard disk is part of a unit, often called a "disk drive," "hard drive," or "hard disk drive," that store and provide relatively quick access to large amounts of data on an electromagnetically charged surface or set of surfaces. Today's computers typically come with a hard disk that contains several billion bytes (gigabytes) of storage. The motherboard is the main circuit board in a PC. Most of the components such as CPU, RAM and hardrive are on the motherboard. The purpose of a motherboard is to serve as a transporter of data from the different components of the computer. The CPU is a component on the motherboard. It is called a central processing unit and is also known as a microprocessor. It processes data and sends it back. It is where all the calculating and sorting data is taken place. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM is temporary memory your computer uses to store things you are working on for 9

quick access later on. RAM is faster than your hard drive so things you are working on are temporarily stored there so you don't have to wait while it loads. A printer is an output device that you use that can print out whatever you want from a computer. A printer serves as a backup for documents It lets you print straight from a digital camera, SD card or other electronic device. The major purpose of a screen in a computer system is to display text and graphics, which are produced by the computer. USB flash drives are often used for the same purposes for which floppy disks or CDROMs were used, i.e., for storage, back-up and transfer of computer files. They are smaller, faster, have thousands of times more capacity, and are more durable and reliable because they have no moving parts. ANSWER: MOUSE: When a user clicks on Microsoft word using a mouse the energy flow goes to the CPU which then which then instructs the CU to retrieve it from the hard drive. It then goes to the RAM and from there it goes through the graphics card then it goes straight to the screen which is displayed on your computer. KEYBOARD: When you click the any letter on a keyboard it goes to the CPU and the ALU works it out, after that it goes to the RAM and from there it goes through the graphics card and appears on the screen. Task Two: Purpose of Operating Systems
Learning Outcome Understand the components of computer systems 1 Grading Criteria

Now the father and son understand the function of computer hardware, they are unsure of what an Operating System (OS) is and which one to use. You will need to explain the purpose of an OS. Create a short report outlining the functions of an OS and the benefits of an OS to a PC user. OS is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is an essential component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. An OS works like this: Firstly, your computer's operating system coordinates the demands that the computer's software makes on its hardware, especially the central processing unit. Each piece of software running on your computer ideally would like to have the complete notice of its hardware. It's the operating system's job to make sure that each application gets its reasonable share of your computer's limited resources in the most capable way possible Secondly, the operating system provides a reliable set of rules for applications to use in order to be able to interface with your computer's hardware. The system's application program interface lets developers create software that will run on computers of the same type even if the hardware is different or open to change. The OS has 6 main parts: Machine management, the OS job is to sort out the following items which are on a computer, it has to sort out the RAM, space used by the RAM, disk cache and also the Bandwidth which is the networking, videos etc. User interface, its job is to accept user commands, display warning signs when 10

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something is wrong, letting the computer know when something is wrong etc. Peripheral management, its job is to identify new devices when you connect them to your PC. The peripheral managements job is to manage these devices. It controls the quantity of CPU that a device receives. File management, its job is to produce and preserve file management. It also has to accumulate and arrange data and program files on the hard drive. It has to get back files when essential. Security, An OS security job is to uphold security of any threats whatever it is, if it is trying to access something the OS securitys job is to get rid of it and keep the PC safe. Also it has to stop any other user besides the administrator trying to access the system for data. Task management: To run other application, it has to distribute RAM and processor time for each task; it also has to give the significant task urgent priority to achieve the task etc.

The benefits of an OS to a user are that it allows you to use your computer without having to use a command prompt to search for anything on your PC. Without an OS your hardware will not work unless you wrote the codes in command prompt, now it is easier because you have icons that you can click on instead of searching for them in command prompt. If you did not have an OS then you would have to write in command prompt to tell the hardware what you want to open. OS manages the use of the CPU, allocation of memory, access to disk drives, control of printers and modems, and so on. All the input/output functions of the computer are controlled by the operating system. Without this it will be tough to use a computer. In this day and age they have GUI (graphical user interface) that shows you pictures of icons rather than you having to go to command prompt and entering in the codes. There are a few examples of OS that your PC can use (depending on what make your PC is) like WINDOWS, DOS, LINUX, MAC DOS. OS also helps the user by displaying an error message on their screen when something is not right like when the anti-virus software has run out it will say you have to update it, your PC is vulnerable. The OS also keep security and access rights of users, this helps because if a user does not want anyone else to download or install something the OS will block him because he is not the administrator. Some OS have features of multitasking; they can research something on the internet and listen to music or do their work at the same time which is very beneficial. Also OS have windows security center which makes sure that the users PC is protected by checking its anti-virus softwares. They also control the transfer of data to peripherals such as printers, when a user wants to print out their work the data will be sent to the OS, which will figure out if the printer is ready for use. Operating Systems also allow the user to save files to a baking store, it allows you to save work or important items on your hard drives and flash drives.

Task Three: Explain the purpose of different Software Utilities

Learning Outcome Understand the components of computer systems

Grading Criteria

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Mr Patel is very pleased with your previous reports; they now fully understand computer components and OS. Manny has done research regarding computer maintenance and he is concerned about his computer system working slowly and not performing well. He considered using some software utilities, but he did not understand the jargon used to describe these software utilities. (1) Complete the table below by giving a detailed description of the purpose and operation of each type of software utility: Software Utility Virus Protection Name/ supplier Name: Norton 360 Supplier: Norton Purpose and Operation The purpose of a antivirus protection assists you in being protected by viruses whether you know it or not such as Trojans, worms, brontox, etc. This anti-virus software protects you from that. Active protection protects you from viruses, spam, identity theft and social media dangers Automatic, silent updates - keep you one step ahead PC performance processes - restore PC horsepower, and boost performance Deep-cleansing tools scour and disinfect even the nastiest infections Automatic backup secures everything important to you with local or 2 GB of online storage Firewall is a computer program that monitors the information from the Internet to your computer. Firewalls build a protective barricade around computers that are connected to a network. 2-Way Firewall (Inbound & Outbound) Stops Internet attacks at the front door and even catches thieves on their
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Firewall

Name: ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 2013 Supplier: Check Point Software

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way out. It has 2-way firewall which protects against inbound and outbound attacks while making you invisible to hackers. Clean Up Tools e.g. removal of cookies or Internet history Name: TuneUp Utilities 2013 Supplier: AVG Technologies Ltd. Cleanup tools can be used to solve the clutter problem. They can get rid of any unwanted items that are on your computer which you do not use and that are taking up space. They get rid of cookies, temporary files etc. Boosts up the speed and browsing on your pc erases browser traces reliably it has tuneup registry cleaner it stops resourcehungry applications even more effectively contains automatic maintenance it has tuneup process manager

Defragmentation Name: Norton Utilities 15 Supplier: Norton

Each time you save a file, the space on your hard disk takes up space. When files are deleted, some space becomes available, which appears as gaps on the disk. Disk Defragmenter rearranges files so that the gaps are used up steadily, leaving available space in nearby strings. Speeds up PC boot time by

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Drive formatting

Name: Secure Drive Erase Supplier: Ultimate PC Tools

prioritizing startup programs and Microsoft Windows services Defragments and repairs the registry to help ensure programs open quickly Cleans the registry to reclaim PC memory so you can work on multiple applications simultaneously Optimizes the hard disk to free up disk space and recoup system resources Determines if your PC is performing at its best by benchmarking it against similar PCs Disk formatting is the procedure of preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use. Formatting a drive will erase all data on that drive. Drive formatting is used to get rid of unwanted files (viruses)and programs Wipe a drive in seconds Overwrite deleted files upwards of 35x Permanently delete selected files, folders or drives - you decide which ones Erase files from a hard drive, flash drive or USB key drive Delete files with a

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simple right click selection completely integrated with Windows Task Four: Recommend a computer system (and justify your choice) for a given business purpose
Learning Outcome Be able to recommend computer systems for a business purpose 2 Grading Criteria

The problem the Patels have at the moment is that all their business documentation is kept on paper. For example, paper labels, paper receipts, paper accounts. They want you to recommend a computer system that will meet their needs. They will need: Software to hold records relating to their cars (i.e. make, model, etc) Software to help with record keeping and financial accounts Software to produce marketing materials i.e. flyers, posters, etc A printer to print out their advertising materials, which should have A3 printing capability Appropriate image processing software, and also a camera, to allow them to take and edit images for their website Internet Access

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Produce a report, giving full details, including technical specifications, of all the components that would be required to make a computer system that would best meet their needs. (Their maximum budget for the system is 1000.) Component Unit: HP Compaq DC7900 Intel core 2 Duo E7400 2 GB RAM 80 GB HD Windows 7 Technical Specification HP Compaq DC7900 Windows 7 Home premium Desktop PC HP Part number KP721AV Intel core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz 2 GB DDR2 RAM 80 GB HD DVDR-w Lightscribe Integrated HD Audio Price 129.00 URL http://www.acc omputerwareh ouse.com/prod uct-info/hpcompaqdc7900-intelcore-2-duoe7400-2-gbram-80-gb-hdwin-7 Picture

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Monitor: AOC

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Keyboard and Mouse

Wireless: No Optical: No High definition Optical Mouse and keyboard Required configuration: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, 2 x USB ports

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Internet Broadband: TalkTalk Essentials

Printer: BROTHER MFCJ5910DW WIRELESS A3 All in One Inkjet Printer

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Camera: Agfa AGFAPHOTO OPTIMA 147 14.1MP 7X ZOOM

Anti-virus Software: McAfee All Access

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Explain the function of computer hardware components components Explain the purpose of operating systems Explain the purpose of different software utilities Recommend a computer system for a given business purpose

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