...Building a Computer Miakai Robinson Computer Ethics August 6, 2011 Building a Computer Table of Contents Abstract 3 Paper 4 References 9 Abstract If you've never done it before, the idea of building a computer from the ground up can seem very intimidating—but it's one of the most satisfying projects a tech enthusiast can take on. Being more of a software gal than a hardware geek myself, I was the only Life hacker editor who had never built a PC from scratch. So when I needed a new PC late last year, I took the plunge and built my custom system. I'm so glad I did—the project turned out to be one of my proudest accomplishments of 2010. If you've cracked open your PC before to install a new hard drive or TV capture card, but you've never built a whole new system from the ground up, it's not as difficult as you might think. Here are my notes for first-timers who want to build instead of buy their next computer. Why Build Instead of Buy "But computers are so cheap these days," you say. "Why waste the time and energy building your own system when you can get a great machine fully assembled and shipped to your door?" That's a great question. Building your own PC will not save you time. It might save you money, but that's not even the best reason to do it. For me, it was a fantastic hands-on educational experience. It gives me a deep sense of satisfaction every single day when I press the power button on my tower, watch it light up, and...
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...A physical resource includes the building, maintenance and security. Technological resources include the physical equipment and the design. Physical Resources. Physical resources are the resources that the business needs to maintain in order to carry out all the activities. These include the things like the building, facilities, plant and machinery. Management of physical resources involves planning the maintenance and refurbishment and includes organising the insurance and the security to keep the resource’s safe. Building and Facilities. Any business or any building will need to have premises from where they can operate. This could range from a person’s home; when business first start operating, to tower block offices all over the world. In business, a building is a very important part of the image. In the sixth form at Clacton Coastal Academy, they have a wide range of facilities. They have the main building. The main building is the main image of the school. In the main building you have all different facilities, you have science labs, canteen. The canteen is a very important part of the school. Everyone buys their food and drink from there. The school has the library; the library is also a public library. Another public use of the school is the field and the parking area. In the main building the 6th has its own common room. it has cooking rooms, computer rooms. All those rooms are used for a specific reason. The 6th has its own sport halls, tennis courts and astro...
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...INTRODUCTION Computers continue to become more a part of everyday life. According to the census conducted in 2013, 86% of households in the U.S. had at least one computer, and it is likely that number has gone up in the last two years. Many families have more than one computer in the household. The cost of a computer can range from a couple hundred dollars to a couple thousand depending on the criteria the customer gives for the specifications of the computer. In computers there are three main options, first of which is to buy a branded computer, such as apple. The second option is to have a custom computer build by a company, such as ibuypower.com. The third option is to build your own computer with your own specifications. As far as cost goes, usually buying a branded computer is the cheapest option, and building a computer is slightly less costly than having a custom computer built. If a consumer is not saving money building their own computer, then why would you go through the hassle? There are many advantages to building you own computer, first amongst them is the consumer gets exactly what they want. Building your own computer allows flexibility that isn’t there otherwise. The consumer can adjust the parts to fit a specific budget and can build the computer with a specific goal in mind, such as a high-end gaming computer, or a family multimedia computer. When buying from a company, you get exactly what they make, there are not many variations or customizations in...
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...Objectives Organization: Reference: Chapter 10 General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to show my audience how to build a computer INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: a. How often do you need to buy a new computer due to your old computers inefficiency and/or death? b. Knowing how to build your own computer is a useful skill which allows you to replace any outdated parts. II. Orienting Information: c. I have built 4 computers in the past, it is a simple process that anyone can do. III. Central Idea/Preview: d. The computer building process can be divided in three main steps. The organizing of required parts, the actual building process, and the start-up. BODY I. Organizing the required components. a. Lay out the contents which will be put into the computer case. i. Motherboard ii. Cpu iii. Memory iv. Storage v. Video card vi. Case vii. Power supply viii. CD player ix. Operating system b. Set up a work space c. Wear the proper equipment. x. Anti-static wrist strap xi. Short sleeved shirt Bridge: After all the materials are accounted for we can begin Assembling. II. The assembling of the computer. d. The motherboard must be placed in the computer case e. Parts Attached to the motherboard xii. Cpu xiii. Memory xiv. Video card f. contiguous...
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...Points | Joe quits his computer programming job, where he was earning a salary of $50,000 per year, to start . He opens his own computer software business store in a building that he owns and was previously renting out for $24,000 per year. In his first year of business he has the following expenses: mortgage $18,000, salary paid to himself, $40,000; rent, $0; other expenses, $25,000. Find the economic cost associated with Joe's computer software business. | | | A. $83,000 | | | | B. $99,000 | | | | C. $81,000 | | | | D. $65,000 | | Reset Selection | Question 2 of 5 | 10.0 Points | Imagine that the total cost function is described by C(q)=64+(q^2)-12q. The marginal cost (MC) and average cost (AC) are | | | A. MC= 2q-12 AC= (64/q) + q - 12 | | | | B. MC= 64 AC= (64/q) + q - 12 | | | | C. MC= q-12 AC= 64 | | | | D. MC= 2q-12 AC= q - 12 | | Reset Selection | Question 3 of 5 | 10.0 Points | The previous technology (described by C(q)=64+(q)²-12q) exhibits diseconomies of scale whenever output is bigger than | | | A. 5 | | | | B. 6 | | | | C. 7 | | | | D. 8 | | Reset Selection | Question 4 of 5 | 5.0 Points | Last year, your firm purchased a building for $200,000 in cash. Real estate prices have been holding steady, neither appreciating nor depreciating, and this can be expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Your firm has chosen to employ the building as a call center. The...
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...Bank has complimentary Wi-Fi for people to use on their own devices or they can log on to TSB.co.uk on the iPads provided in branch – if customers have questions about banking online or queries about the TSB app the Partners in the branch are on hand to help. A giant tablet has been installed on the wall which allows customers to explore what TSB has to offer. Customers can watch ‘how to’ videos, view local news and events, whilst little ones can play games. Barriers have been stripped away, so there are no glass screens allowing customers to have more natural conversations with TSB Partners. They also have toilet facilities available for their customers and some of the branches have free parking facility as well. All the branches have nice sitting area where customer can sit and wait for their turn and some of the big branches have lift facility available. TSB Bank has arrangements for their customers who are disable. At some branches, steps are unavoidable and a 'Call Assistance' bell system has been installed, so that a member of staff can be called. TSB welcomes guide dogs in all branches. Leaflets in large print, Braille or on audio tape. These can be ordered in branches to be sent directly to the customer. They also offer an interpreting service, where they can arrange an interpreter for deaf, hard of hearing and deaf blind customers. Buildings: One of the main physical resources for TSB Bank is that their buildings. TSB bank has a head office in Edinburgh. TSB Bank also...
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...The dawn of the new age - The Computer Era - glows before us with the promise of new and improved ways of thinking, living and working. The amount of information in the world is said to be doubling every six to seven years. The only way to keep up with these increased amounts of data and information is to understand how computers work and the ability to control them for a particular purpose. A computer can be defined as an electronic data processing device, capable of accepting data, applying a prescribed set of instructions to the data, and displaying in some manner or form. Any configuration of the devices that are interconnected and are programmed to operate as a computer system. The computer is said to have literally revolutionised the way one person does his job or a whole multinational organisation operates their businesses. Together with this reason and many more, computers are considered more than just an essential piece of fancy equipment. Whether or not people know anything about it, they invoke computers in every day lives when they make a bank withdrawal, buy groceries at the supermarket and even when they drive a car. Today, millions of people are purchasing fully functional personal computers for individual reasons. In their homes, people use various forms of computer technology for writing memos, for keeping track of bank accounts, for communication with friends and associates, for accessing knowledge, for purchasing goods and many other countless tasks. It is...
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...you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found. | Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to: | Evidence: | P3 | Describe the main physical and technological resources required in the operation of a selected organisation. | Report | M1 | Explain how the management of human, physical and technological resources can improve the performance of a selected organisation. | Report | D1 | Evaluate how managing resources and controlling budget costs can improve the performance of a business. | Report | Learner declaration | I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice. Learner signature: Date: | Assignment brief Qualification | BTEC Level 3 in Business | | Unit number and title | | | Assessor name | | | Date issued | | | Hand in deadline | | | | | | Assignment title | Assignment 3 - Having the Right Resources | Purpose of this assignment:LO1. Know how human resources are managedLO2. Know the purpose of managing physical and technological resources | Scenario:Now that you have looked at financial and human resources, Howard needs you to look at the...
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... Physical Security Policy Student Name: xxxxxxxxxxx University of Phoenix IT/244 Intro to IT Security Instructor’s Name: xxxxxxxxx Date: 4.14.13 Physical Security Policy 1 Security of the building facilities 1 Physical entry controls Like we have in our company, everyone must have an ID Swipe card (smart Card), they must swipe the card coming into and going out of the building. These Smart card readers are at every door externally and internally. This is a big help in also identifying who is in the building and at what times. If there is any issue. This is for employees, for non-employees you need to write your name down and only then will you get a visitor’s pass to enter the building. You return you pass when you leave the building. We also have an alarm system at every external door way this includes the windows too. We do not have a fence but do have a security car that travels around the building all thru the night, as well as sensor lights and camera inside and out. 2 Security offices, rooms and facilities We have a few places that are locked down with keypad entrée’s one is the accounting room and the other is the network room. In the network room is where all our camera monitoring station. Which is periodically monitored remotely by...
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...also gain easy access to information for illegal uses. To get a more clear understanding of the positives and negatives of the internet, we must first understood how we communicate through it, and its major building blocks and functions. Once we have reached a proper understanding on those basics, we can expand into the vulnerabilities of software application, giving us a real insight and understanding into how criminals can conduct their illegal activities. Internet Communication Communication via the internet today of course is common place and is truly the main means of how we converse. The World Wide Web for the most part has replaces the telephone and fax with the convenience of the email. The game of phone tag has been eliminated along with staying at your home, while your wait for an important call. This technological emergence has allowed the consuming a means of buying and selling goods in practically every sector of the marketplace. Banks and other financial institutions now use its convenience with online statements, and means to conduct electronic transactions as you move and click your mouse. The major building blocks that cause the internet to function, thus carrying out our online communications are networking technology, the interconnecting of computers, communication protocols, transmission control protocol or internet protocol, the addressing system, the service that offers domain names, and the client-server paradigm,...
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...Enpowering persistent systems | | Contents Acknowledgement 1. Introduction 2. Persistent Systems 3. Green Persistent Movement 4. Business Need 5. Creative Riot 6. Enpower – Plugging the Leak 6.1 Scope Process Flow Sources Client Agent Central Server Mathematical Model Enalytics Advantages over Windows Salient Features Technical Requirements Additional Features Enpower Results Input Documents Output Documents Input Screen Formats Output Screen Formats Reports Application Testing User Training Data Migration Implementation Method Integration with Systems Integration with Partners 6.2 Challenges 6.3 Benefits 6.4 Future 7. Bibliography Page 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 13 14 14 15 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 36 37 40 47 48 48 49 49 49 50 53 54 55 2 | | Acknowledgement We wish to express our sincere gratitude to Prof. J.M. Shah for providing us an opportunity to work on the project „Enpowering Persistent Systems.‟ It was an extremely enriching learning and we could easily apply the concepts taught in class to our understanding. We would like to thank the library staff and the administrative staff for being extremely cooperative. 3 | | 1. Introduction The world today faces unprecedented problems due to rapid climate change which are now receiving attention from governments and businesses across the globe. As concern for climate change and sustainability continues to grow, and actions now ramp up, businesses are grappling with reducing carbon footprints while remaining...
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...Critically review your own organisation’s Health and Safety Policy and procedures and make recommendations for improvements Organisations today widely regard their employees as their greatest assets, so it is no wonder that they are spending an increasing amount of their resources on ensuring that the workplace and work systems enable its staff to feel safe and secure; as management continues takes an active role in their wellbeing. Failure to ensure and provide a safe working environment can raise concerns in a variety of areas such as legal, financial and ethical issues. In the United Kingdom there are legislations in place designed to ensure that correct and appropriate systems of work, in regards to health and safety, exist within every organisation. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HASWA), section 2, “It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.” This highlights the responsibility employers have in ensuring their employees are safe of chemical, physical and machinery hazards and risks. Hazards can be defined as something that can cause adverse effects, such as water on a staircase because of the possibility of you slipping on it and hurting yourself. A risk is the likelihood that a hazard will actually cause its adverse effects, together with a measure of the effect. Risks are usually expressed as facts with a quantifiable likelihood, such as “one in a...
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...VoIP Advantages and Disadvantages The pros and cons of IP technology by Daniel Kochmanski DDK Telecommunications Buffalo, New York VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is the ability to transmit and receive voice telephone calls over an Ethernet data connection. Ethernet data connections are used to connect computers inside an office building across a LAN (local Area Network) also known as intranet as well as connect computers to the world wide web (www) also known as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or internet. I must explain that VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is utilized in two different ways. The first method, and the first one created, is for inbound and outbound phone service via VoIP service providers. The service can be via SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunking or a VoIP adapter. The second method is utilizing VoIP signaling directly to a business multi-line telephone is known as an IP (Internet Protocol) based phone or IP phone for short. I shall explain the advantages and disadvantages of IP business phones later in this article. I’ll also explain why a Hybrid system may be your best solution in the final paragraph. VoIP service provider companies, such as net2phone (IDT Corp) and iConnectHere (DeltaThree Corp.), started selling VoIP phone service back in the 1990’s. My personal experience back then was that the quality was very poor mostly due to lack of sufficient bandwidth, internet speed and compression techniques. Today there are hundreds...
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...questions and problems. These do not have one unique solution. There are too many alternatives when dealing with LANs, WANs, MANs, BNs, and the Internet, so a reallife network design and development problem can have several workable answers. As with any real-life problem with ambiguities or unresolved considerations, you must make your own assumptions. Feel free to read ahead or use the index to find related subjects that support your recommendations. Your instructor may provide additional guidelines regarding report formats, Web and library resources, key assumptions, and the like for the various questions and problems presented in this case study. Be sure to provide adequate justification for any recommendations you make. (NDAS) was founded in 1985 to compete in the expanding market for overnight package deliveries. NDAS provides local pickup and delivery of these parcels and other small freight items. The founders initially restricted their efforts to the rapidly growing central Florida region. To support its operation, NDAS purchased a facility near the Tampa International Airport. This facility consisted of a main building and a secondary building for dispatch and fleet maintenance. Because NDAS intended to expand its services throughout the southeastern United States, this facility also served as NDAS’s corporate headquarters. Between 1985 and 1992, NDAS experienced very rapid growth. As...
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...8. Your company is assigned the network address 150.50.0.0. You need to create seven subnets on the network. A router on one of the subnets will connect the network to the Internet. All computers on the network will need access to the Internet. What is the correct subnet mask for the network? The answer would be C, 255.255.240.0. It would require seven subnets in order for every computer with an IP address. To reach the seven subnets an individual should mask the initial four or the last 16 bits to allow a maximum of 14 subnets. 9. A company with the network ID 209.168.19.0 occupies four floors of a building. You create a subnet for each floor. You want to allow for the largest possible number of host IDs on each subnet. Which subnet mask should you choose? The correct answer for this scenario is 255.255.255.224, for a total of six subnets and the minimum that is required is four. The host ID’s will utilize a subnet mask that allow a few subnets. This allows the biggest quantity of host. 23. Several users are complaining that they cannot access one of your Windows NT file servers, which has an IP address that is accessible from the Internet. When you get pages, you are not in the server room, Instead you are at another company in a friend’s office that only has a UNIX workstation available, which also has internet access. What can you do to see id the file server is still functioning on the network? To see is the file server is still functioning on the network I can...
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