Benefits and Impacts of Installing and Maintaining

Hardware

BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Extended Certificate in Information

and Creative Technology

Unit 14: Installing and Maintaining Computer Hardware

Due: 21st march

Submitted by: Harry Ward Lecturer: Don Jenkins

Introduction

Installing and Maintaining Computer Hardware

The benefits and implication of installing an SSD over an HDD

An SSD is much more faster than a HDD as a HDD is slower

 Benefits
1. SSDs are faster
2. faster boot times
3. large storage
 Implications
1. SSDs are Expensive
2. A HDD are slow
3. It has slow boot times

The benefits and implications of North Wiltshire Environmental installing and

maintaining hardware themselves

 Benefits

The first benefit of north Wiltshire environment is that they can chose how to maintain there
own handwear

 Implications
The first implication of north Wiltshire environment things might not be perfect and help
contribute to global warming

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Review of how installing and maintaining hardware for one technology system could
impact an individual or an organization.

If one of the PCs has the wrong hardware installed in it then it might boot but won’t work as
they want it to and it could ruin the software that the company is using. It could also cost the
company a lot of money to get it fixed and working properly.

The strengths and weaknesses of system 1

Dell OptiPlex 3020

 Strengths: good pc for 1080p res

 Weaknesses: it is old and slow there are better pcs out there

Intel Core i5-4590

 Strengths: high speed processor for its time

 Weaknesses: is slow and old compared to a 12 th gen 19

4gb drr3 ram

 Strengths: high ram speed for its time

 Weaknesses: is slow and old and DDR 4 16gb minimum is better

500gb 5400rpm

 Strengths: good storage for its time

 Weaknesses: is slow and old 1tb SSD is way better and faster

DVD burner drive

 Strengths: portable can move whenever and wherever

 Weaknesses: can be slow and streaming is better

Sceptre E205W-1600 20" LED Monitor 1600x900

 Strengths: simple design 720p resolution

 Weaknesses: is slow and old bad resolution need better one 4k at best

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LOGITECH MK120 Keyboard & Mouse Set

 Strengths: it types and clicks and it can move

 Weaknesses: old model needs better keyboard and mouse

The strengths and weaknesses of system 2

Dell Optiplex 780

 Strengths: it turns on and works

 Weaknesses: slow and old due for an upgrade

Intel core 2 duo E7500

 Strengths: high speed for its time

 Weaknesses: slow and old needs an upgraded CPU

2gb ddr2 ram

 Strengths: usable and works

 Weaknesses: old and probably doesn’t work definitely due an upgrade

250gb Seagate barracuda 7200rpm

 Strengths: good storage and work

 Weaknesses: old and slow terrible storge space needs bigger storage

CD/DVD rom drive

 Strengths: portable can move whenever and wherever

 Weaknesses: can be slow and streaming is better

17” TFT LCD monitor 1280x1024

 Strengths: ok resolution 480p at best

 Weaknesses: old and not very good and needs a upgrade to a 4k monitor

LOGITECH MK120 Keyboard & Mouse Set

 Strengths: it types and clicks and it can move

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 Weaknesses: old model needs better keyboard and mouse