MGMT 701

MGMT 701 Information Systems Business Management

Technology Lab Assignment 2
Tech Lab 2 (C5)

You can work on your own or in a group of up to 5 students. If you choose group work, you will be
responsible to form the groups.

In this exercise, you will use spreadsheet software to calculate the cost of desktop systems, printers, and
software.
Use the Internet to obtain pricing information on hardware and software for an office of 30 people. You
will need to price 30 PC desktop systems (monitors, computers, and keyboards) manufactured by
Lenovo, Dell, and HP. (For the purposes of this exercise, ignore the fact that desktop systems usually
come with preloaded software packages). Also obtain pricing on 15 desktop printers manufactured by
HP, Canon, and Brother. Each desktop system must satisfy the minimum specifications shown in table.

Also obtain pricing on 30 licenses or copies of the most recent versions of Microsoft Office 365 Business
and Apache Open Office (formerly Oracle Open Office) and on 30 copies of Microsoft Windows 10 Pro.
Each desktop productivity solution should contain software for word processing, spreadsheets,
database, and presentations.
Prepare a spreadsheet showing your research results for the desktop system, printer, and software
combination offering the best performance and pricing per worker over a two-year period. Because
every two workers share one printer (15 printers/30 systems), your calculations should assume only half
a printer cost per worker.

You are expected to upload your file to e-Centennial \ Assignment Folder \ Tech Lab 2.
For groups, only one member of the group should upload the file, make sure all the group member
names and student numbers are on the first slide.

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