SELECTING A PERSONAL COMPUTER
Assume you are shopping for a new computer for either your business or hobby. Below the third paragraph (under the horizontal line), type a paragraph that explains:
Next, find a computer advertisement on the Internet that satisfies your requirements. Fill in the blanks below with the specifications of the computer you selected. If the advertisement does not list a specification requested below, then leave the line blank. If the hardware and/or software requirements stated in your typed paragraph are not included in the computer advertisement, list the additional items and their respective costs on the blanks provided below. Lastly, cut and past the computer advertisement you selected at the very bottom of this document.
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Computer manufacturer and model: ________________________ CPU Clock Speed: ________
CPU Type: ________________ RAM Capacity: ________ Hard Drive Capacity__________
Monitor Size: ___________ inches
Additional hardware (speakers, scanner, printer, etc...): List the type and price of each hardware item that you need that was not included with the computer.
Item __________________________________________ Price __________________________
Item __________________________________________ Price __________________________
Item __________________________________________ Price __________________________
Additional software: List the type and price of software that you need that was not included with the computer.
Software __________________________________________ Price ______________________
Software __________________________________________ Price ______________________
Cost of the computer: $ _____________________
Cost of all additional hardware: $ _____________________
Cost of all additional software: $ _____________________
Total Cost of Computer System: $ _____________________
I hope this is what you want. If you still have any doubt please let me know.
Actually my hobby is playing games and designing on PC, hence I am writing requirements according to my Desktop configuration.
For gaming I need Faster CPU and More RAM and Graphics Card
In additional hardware I need
1) Graphics card for better graphics ((Which will be inbuilt in most gaming desktop))
2) Joystick for playing video games
3) Speaker for audio purpose
4) Printer for Designing Purpose
Additional software I need
Computer manufacturer and model: Dell Inspiron i5676-A696Blu
CPU Clock Speed: up to 4.1 GHz
Core : 8
CPU Type: AMD
RAM Capacity: 16 GB
GRAPHIC CARD: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Hard Drive Capacity 1TB HDD
Monitor Size: 21.5 inches (Additional $89.99 ACER )
PC PRICE--- $629.99
Moniter $89.99
Additional hardware (speakers, scanner, printer, etc...): List the type and price of each hardware item that you need that was not included with the computer.
Item JOYSTICKS Price $14
Item SPEAKER Price $87
Item Printer (color two sided brother) Price $99
Additional software: List the type and price of software that you need that was not included with the computer.
Software Screen recorder software Price $70
Software Adobe Photoshop Price $100
Software Game DVD price $25 (for different game different price)
Cost of the computer: $ 726.97 (approx)
Cost of all additional hardware: $ 200 (approx)
Cost of all additional software: $ 195(approx)
Total Cost of Computer System: $ 1127.97(approx)
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