The John Warner School
Faculty of Professional Studies
BTEC Assignment Brief

Qualification | Edexcel BTEC National Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma | Unit number and title | Unit 2 – Computer Systems | Assignment number and title | 1 – Components of a computer system | Start date | 21/9/15 | Hand in date | 1/11/15 | Assessor | WMG |

Scenario
You are a junior technician in a small business and you are responsible for the IT. The business has 10 computers in all comprised of desktop computers and a server. There are six employees based in the Head Office and your company have taken on a junior employee called Jamil who will be expected to help you out perform basic administrative tasks in the office as well as maintain the ICT systems.

Task 1 – Computer hardware components
You need to make sure Jamil has a reference guide for the machines in the business to help him understand the environment he will be working in and in case any components fail. You need to put together a presentation slideshow on internal computer components. a) You need to explain the function of internal hardware components of a computer b) Discuss how the components communicate with one another
The components are: * Processor * RAM * Hard drive * Power supply unit * Fan * Heatsink * Motherboard * Graphic card and sound cards * CD/DVD drive

This task will allow you to provide evidence for:
P1 - Explain the function of computer hardware components
Task 2 – Jamil asks for advice
Jamil is about to buy a new computer and tablet but wants to understand the differences between the operating systems on the different devices. He asks you to: a) Explain the purpose of operating systems b) Compare the features and functions of different operating systems (e.g. Windows, Ubuntu, Android). You can present this as