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Computer Fundamentals Group Assessment

This document outlines a group assessment for a Certificate II in Information Technology course. The assessment involves analyzing the computer hardware and peripheral needs of a real estate business with mobile salespeople. Students must form groups, identify the client's requirements, and recommend a solution that allows salespeople to access information in the field. The assessment also involves maintaining system performance, describing operating systems and their relationship to hardware and applications, researching the latest computer component technologies, and explaining key network and privacy concepts. Students must submit their responses and findings as a group by the due date.

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Computer Fundamentals Group Assessment

This document outlines a group assessment for a Certificate II in Information Technology course. The assessment involves analyzing the computer hardware and peripheral needs of a real estate business with mobile salespeople. Students must form groups, identify the client's requirements, and recommend a solution that allows salespeople to access information in the field. The assessment also involves maintaining system performance, describing operating systems and their relationship to hardware and applications, researching the latest computer component technologies, and explaining key network and privacy concepts. Students must submit their responses and findings as a group by the due date.

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Computer Fundamentals 1

GROUP ASSESSMENT TERM 4, 2010


Subject:
Computer Fundamentals 1
Unit/s  ICAS3234B: Care for computer hardware
 ICAS2014B: Connect hardware peripherals
Competency  ICAU1128B: Operate a personal computer
:  ICAU2005B: Operate computer hardware

Course: Certificate II in Information Technology


The purpose of this assessment is to identify personal computer requirement.
Purpose of  Identify various parts of a Computer System.
Assessment  Define the functionality of an operating system.

Total Marks: 30 Marks (30%) Assessment Type: Group


assignment
Due: Week 9

Trainer’s Name: Sumit Ahuja COMPETENT/ NOT YET COMPETENT

Student Name: Student ID:

Student Name: Student ID:

Student Name: Student ID:

Student Name: Student ID:

Submission: Submit this assignment in the GroupAssignment_submission folder under


P:\Central College\SumitAhuja\ComputerFundamentals1 on the due date, during lectures.
Label your folder as XXXXX_GroupAssignment (XXXXX refers to your GroupID).

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Computer Fundamentals 1
In this assignment, you are required to form into groups of maximum 4 students and
inform your teacher of your group members. Complete all the following parts and
sections as a group and submit only one copy of the below parts on the due date in the
GroupAssignment_Submission folder.

Part A: Case Study – Client’s Peripheral requirement analysis and recommendation


(8%)

A real estate agent owns a thriving real estate business in Sydney CBD. It has several
offices in the other metropolitan area. Recently, the agent has implemented a technology
providing listing details on the Internet which has proven to be very successful.

The latest business plan calls for strong growth. An issue identified has been that
salesperson in the field (when, for example, interviewing clients or conducting open
inspections) need to return to the office to read emails and obtain information on new
leads.
1. Briefly describe an information technology strategy that will reduce or eliminate
the time that the agent spends travelling to and from the office.
2. Identify client peripheral requirements and confirm in accordance with
organisational standards.
3. Document client requirements and peripherals needed in line with organisational
standards and report findings.
4. Take action to ensure client support expectations are covered by vendor warranty
and support services.
Part B: System care and Operating System (12%)
1. Recommend few guidelines for maintaining system performance and basic system
care.

2. Outline the procedure for diagnosing a system.

3. Describe the function of a computer operating system.

4. State the relationship between an application program, the operating system and
hardware.

5. State the general differences between the different computer platforms and their
respective operating systems.

6. Draw a simple block (schematic) diagram showing the interconnection of the


various components of a computer.

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Computer Fundamentals 1

Part C: Research latest advancement in PC components technologies (5%)


Define the following terms and give examples of the latest development in the specific
technology:

1. Motherboard
2. CPU
3. RAM
4. Hard Drive
5. USB

Part D: Network and privacy (5%)


1. Why is security and privacy such an important area of concern for organisations?
Explain with examples.

2. Explain encryption and cryptography?

3. What are the main different between P2P and client-server network architecture?

4. What is protocol? Give example.

5. What is the different between TCP/IP and HTTP protocol?

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