Cardiff Metropolitan University

B.Sc. (Hons) in Software Engineering

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Name WEERAKOON MUDIYANSELAGE TANUSHRI PUNSANDANI

WELEGAMA
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Unit title Architectures & Operating Systems

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CARDIFF METROPOLITIAN UNIVERSITY | ICBT CAMPUS

Name of Student : W.M.Tanushri Punsandani Welegama

Cardiff student ID : st20212772@outlook.cardiffmet.ac.uk

Degree program : BC(Hons) BSc Information Technology 3 years

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ICBT Student number : KD/BSC/SE/CMU/03/04

Date : 2021/10/13
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Student: W.M.T.P.Welegama

Date : 2021/10/13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY STUDENT

First, I am very grateful for the university, and staff, lecturers, that helped
with an amazing manner and guidance. Also, my parents and family, friends,
that was always by my side to make this assignment a success. I very thankful
and grateful for all who helped me above.
 TASK 1 ANSWER

In this company of Kandy, there are five main sections that employees work for the IT and
computing field. They are, the Front officers, Programmers, Accountants, Project manager
and IT administrator. To fulfill their basic IT needs, we can recommend and specify the
below types of computers, hardware equipments, input and output components and relevant
softwares, according to each of their tasks that they wish to perform in their firm.

TYPES OF COMPUTERS THESE EMPLOYEES NEED, WITH SUITABLE

SPECIFICATIONS.

EMPLOYEE LAPTOP COMPUTERS DESKTOP TOWER SERVER MODEL WITH

WITH SPECIFICATIONS MODEL WITH SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS

Project manager They mainly need to plan,

oversee, execute, and take in
responsibilities in the IT side
of the relevant company.
They also have to be good in
data recovering, and
managing data bases.

EX: DELL XPS 15

This is an ideal Dell laptop

that is very quality and good
performance,
With CPU-Intel i5 or i7 of
tenth generation.
Intel UHD Graphics
RAM up to 16GB
Storage up to 2TB.
Really helpful with large
 amounts of work.

Front officers They are maintaining data

Accountants inputs, storage and
responsibility of daily
records. So, a standard
office desktop can be ideal
for them.

As for accountants, the

same computer model is
ideal, because they too
input numeric data daily,
store them and process
transactions and does
calculations in official
background.

EX: DELL XPS DESKTOP

A good specification among

Dell office desktops.
Processor is INTEL quad
Corei5, 8GB RAM, 512GB
SSD storage, and Six USB
Ports, many sockets, so,
good with connecting I/O
devices. Great for beginners
in front desk.
Supportive on Windows 10
Have a good offer price
Programmers The main role of a
programmer in his
computing side, is to design
software programs , paying
attention to algorithms,
modifying and updating
source codes, debugging
and having a good
knowledge of maintaining
operating systems. So, they
need peripherals that are
compatible.

Ex: the DELL OPTIPLEX

3070 DESKTOP

This have new features and

a fast Intel i5-9900
processor ideal for
programming.
A good storage capacity
and capable of heavy
duties.
Standard web scenario
High quality graphics with
16GB RAM.

Have many USB Ports and

support for multiple
monitors too.
This is not ideal for gamers
because it is mostly ideal
for coding.
 Have a budget and good
offer price.
Supportive for WINDOWS
10.

IT administrator Their main job is to

and two maintain and consider about
officers, needs of computing. This is
altogether with about going along with
three servers networks, systems, servers
and security. As this is a
medium sized company,
there need to be a suitable
server for all the three
servers they wish to have
there.

EX: DELL POWER EDGE

R940Xa

This server model is

basically good for, GPU, AI
and machinery, computer
applications.
This comes with reduced
errors that can occur,
compairing with older
servers.
Designed to make apps
quicker, and can combine
upto 4 CPUs, and CPU
RAM can transfer the large
 data for GPU RAM.
The CPUS- four Intel Xeon
processors up to 28 cores in
each one of them, gives high
speed that a server need.
48 DDR4 Speed RAMs
Max capacity is up to 132
TB.
This is a Rack server.

Business sale is 42 percent

off.

SUITABLE INPUT DEVICES THAT ARE NEEDED

Input devices help the communication with PCs. So, every employee needs them. We can
specify the same for all the staff in this company.

The main input devices that specifications done are, mouse, keyboard, microphone and
scanner.

Mouse When selecting a suitable mouse, main things

to consider are, battery life, DPI (Dots for
linear inch), gaming or office use, warranty,
wired or wireless.

EX: Razer Viper 8K

This wired mouse is ideal for speed, with

16,000 DPI that can be adjusted. This is a
gaming one too, but in one hand can use in
official background, 8000Hz speed is that the
pointer is smooth when doing quick tasks in
 daily work. Light and easy, can use left
handed or right handed. But, the PC also
need to be compatible with this mouse. It will
not affect because specific PC models are
recommended for this department.

Logitech MX Anywhere 3 (Portable wireless

mouse)

A special feature of this mouse is that it can

be placed in any surface, even on glass, a
mouse pad is not compulsory. It is light and
easy, with 4000 DPI that is adjustable. It is
charging via USB, and can work for seven
hours from a one minuite of charging, and
work for many weeks when full-charged.

Keyboard When choosing a keyboard, we have to

consider whether is it wired or wireless,
functions, or is it suitable with work.

Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT (for

programmers specially)

Can set macros for any keys.

Have three main cherry MX switches. Can
use the low sound one because it is used
officically.
Double-shot PBT keys make great typing
quality.
This is wired.

Razer PRO TYPE Mechanical Keyboard

 This is a wireless keyboard, that doesn’t need
much force when typing. Only has white
LED backlit keys, and keys are easily
readable. It connects by Bluetooth and a USB
charge port, and has up to 84 hours battery
when without using backlit.

Microphone An ideal microphone for office use

Audio-Technica Cardioid Condenser USB
Microphone

Can monitor the microphone’s signals from

the headphone jacks volume adjust buttons.
Have frequency of 20-20,000Hz, and light
weight.
Scanner A good document scanner can give great
benefits for the working place.
EX: Canon CanoScan Lide 300 Scanner
Can scan photos, business cards, receipts,
paper.
Scanner type is photo and document.
Connects with USB, AND SHEET SIZE IS
2400 Dots Per Inch.
Can speed scan up to ten seconds, and less
errors.

SUITABLE OUTPUT COMPONENTS

These help to send data out of the PC, by transforming electronic information into a human
readable way.
As input devices, output devices too are mainly specified for all as same, by considering
factors and selecting the most suitable ones.

The main output devices discussed here are, monitor, printer, audio speakers and projector.

Monitor Monitor is outputting and displaying data in a

pictorial format. Best monitor for this
company can be recommended.
EX: Dell 24 MONITOR-E2422HN
Full-HD Monitor with 23.8 inches, and
HDMI, DP, VGA connections.
Colour and picture quality is standard, with
178 degrees view angle.
Blue light filter is very good for vision care,
that reduces the blue light that comes from
the screen. And have a specified
environmental standard, energy saving.

Printer The printer for the official work that can be

choosen is the one below.
EX: Epson Workforce ST-4000
Capable with wired or wireless networking.
Paper tray with high capacity.
Laser-quality clear black texts are output.
This is a multi-functional printer.
Have coloured InkJet printing features.
The tank of this can be refilled.
Monthly max five thousand pages can be
printed, with high printing speed of 8ppm to
15ppm.
Can scan for cloud, fax for e-mail and
folders, and also, scan for the computer.
Has warranty of two years.

Audio speakers The simple but good performing mini

 speakers for both desktop and laptop models,
can be specified.
EX: KAZAI Icon 100 Notebook
MULTIMEDIA PC LAPTOP SPEAKER
USB is portable and these are small sized and
easy to place.
RMS 6W of total system power.
Have frequency of 20Hz-20KHz, and
sensitive up to 95 Decibles.
Projector Projector, is also selected to meet specific
user needs.
EX: Support 1080P Full HD LED LCD
Multimedia Interactive Mobile Mini Pocket
Portable Pocket Video Projector

This has 10,000PC per day, production

capacity.
LCD works in this.
Connect with USB/HDMI.
Have a good resolution of 1920 into 1080,
and projection screen size is 30-60 inches.
Warranty is up to three years.

SOFTWARE NEEDS

Software is a basic need on the employees of this company. Two types of software can be
installed for relevant users here.

Accountants and front officers can go with Microsoft Azure, that comes with Microsoft 365
Apps for their tasks.
While Project manager, programmers and IT administrative section can get along with
MySQL Software, that is compatible with a big mass of work, compairing with accountants
and front desk officers.

MICROSOFT AZURE

Normally, this software has a minimum requirements of twelve- core, double socket
processor, RAM of 96GB and drive with capacity of 140GB and, the recommended
specification for it is, sixteen core processor with double socket, 128GB RAM and, drive
with 250 GB storage.

Supportive with windows 10 operating system, so can specify for accounts department and
front desk officers.

MySQL

This has minimum hardware requirements as below,

CPU- minimum requirement is 64bit x86 CPU, while the recommended one is multi-core
64bit x86 CPU.

RAM- minimum is 4GB and the recommended is 8GB or above.

Display minimum amount is 1024×768 and, the recommended size is 1920 into 1200 or
above it.
TASK 2 ANSWER

In here, we have to provide justifications for the above hard ware and software that we
recommended.

Justifications for why select the types of computers

Employer Why select the specific computer model

DELL OPTIPLEX 3070 DESKTOP

Programmers
This have a 9th generation INTEL CORE i5
speed processor, with up to 3.80GHz and
cache memory of up to 6MB.
Usually have a DDR3 1600 RAM, but can
upgrade a DDR4 that is supportive with the
for better performance.
Comes with a 16 GB RAM and up to 1TB
SSD.
The above reasons allow with heavy work
load.

DELL XPS DESKTOP

Front desk officers
Accountants This has an ideal speed Intel i5-11400
processor. No hyper threading technology
because no need of hard duty work.
Up to 8GB RAM, storage of 512GB SSD and
DDR4.
Available ports support hardware- SD Card
slot, optical drive, HDMI Slot.

DELL XPS 15 LAPTOP

Project manager
CPU is Intel core i7- 10875H, with features
of octal core, 5.1GHZ Speed including hyper
 threading.
RAM 16GB, DDR4 with more density.
High quality ports available (USB with
thunderbolt, SD Card reader, audio jack)

DELL POWER EDGE R940Xa

IT Admininstrator and the two officers with 3
Servers
The CPU- Intel XEON GOLD- with
improved security, helpful with expanded
area of work, 16.5M cache
Forty eight DDR4-2933 supports up to 6TB
of memory.
Memory- 8GB RDIMM, 3200MT/s in one
rack.
Have many slots and sockets.
Supportive with mostly Windows 2019
server O/S.

Why select INTEL PROCESSOR over AMD?

Intel Processors got a good battery life, and more speeder clocks. But, some AMD models
have good features as Intel.

Why sometimes need to select DDR4 and DDR3?

DDR4 have a higher clock speed and performance than DDR3, but, sometimes can upgrade a
DDR3 because it have auto refreshing. DDR4 has only self refresh. BOTH can be put for
specified needs of the users.

Software Justification
Why select the MySQL software and MS AZURE software?

Because, in this company, the above two softwares are recommended as, they are supportive
with the Windows 10 operating system and the Windows 2019 server operating system.

The hardware requirements of it are also suitable for each user’s needs in their computing
careers.

Why select the same set of I/O devices for the entire company?

As the input devices are mouse, keyboard, microphone and scanner, and the output devices
are, monitor, printer, speakers and projector, they all fulfill the same needs of every
employee. There are small differences between some models, but the most suitable ones are
specified to match each occupation.
TASK 3 ANSWER

In here, the operating system is the main software that mainly needed. It manages the
resources of a computer, and, those resources include the CPU, STORAGE, MEMORY, I/O,
and network connections. It communicates with the computer hardware and make programs
possible to run.

There are various operating systems in nowadays, such as Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.

In this company, Windows 10 operating system and Windows Server 2019 operating system
is specified and properly justified for each user needs.

EMPLOYEE OPERATING SYSTEM JUSTIFICATIONS

RECOMMENDED
Programmers Windows 10 O/S First, when new comers
Project manager attend this company in the
Accountants future, they are considered as
Front officers beginners. A user friendly
O/S has to take in place, and
Windows 10 can fulfill it.
As for programmers, this O/S
supports with many
languages that can get from
the windows store, and with
customizations and capability
options, and it has a good
updated built-in security
feature, compairing with
older Windows version.
Cortana has to be turned off,
to get additional security.
Also, it have a good battery
life when working in a long
time with coding. It updates
the system to work faster and
 safer. Not only that, this O/S
is supportive with windows
package manager, windows
terminal on coding, visual
studio, VS code editor for
JAVA, Python, C++….
More features of Windows
10 are, when working with a
group of employees, when
reading the same codes and
information. Not only for
coding, it is way more easier
for even beginners, and other
employees as well. The
active directory is enabling
connections for laptops and
desktops, so, Windows 10
also can run on all the
desktop and laptop models
that are selected and justified
above, and it allows many
hardware devices to install.
The office 365 pack also
brings great benefits with
storing, analyzing,
performing and processing
data.

IT Administrating Windows 2019 Server O/S There is Windows 2016

department server, but the 2019 server is
chosen because of the
advanced features in it.
SERVER 2019 is the latest
 version of all the past
versions. It have better
performance, security, and
hybrid technologies as,
Hybrid cloud options.
Files backup and syncing in
advanced.
Gives protection on working
data that runs on physical and
virtual machines.
Embedded virus protection
defender, that is in server
2019 but not in server 2016.
Device and credential guard
is available.
Have active directory for
clusters in windows server.
Also this have small
containers that can save
space.
Additional server core
features- get the standard
higher of app compatibility,
including sets of binaries
from windows server, with
the help of laptop and
desktops.

Why Windows is selected over Mac O/S and Linux?

Unlike windows, Linux and Mac is not very familiar among many users, especially
beginners. Linux cannot have features that mostly windows 10 has, like in built security,
availability of programs, and prize that is payed for Windows help to protect the system from
viruses and various malware. But there are advantages of Linux as well, because can also get
a freedom of customizing their O/S and the strong command line, and free upgrading it have.

When it comes for Mac O/S, Mac is very expensive more than Windows, Windows is withy
better security, device functions and options, and common with other employees, and have
better benefits for coders specially. But, Mac can be a better choice if Apple devices are
chosen. Because, it easily synchronize with Mac O/S, and Apple’s features.
TASK 4 ANSWER

Above, is the network diagram for the Kandy branch.

The light blue space represents the front desk officers, with five desktop PCs and one printer
that is connected for 1 PC. There is a fax and a scanner, they all connect for a switch, and that
cable leads towards the router and connects. Wireless connection is supplied as well.

The green square is the programming department, that have ten desktop PCs, and one of them
connected with a printer. They all are connected separately for the switch, and that switch is
connecting for the router. Here too, wireless network is given.

The light orange space is the Project manager’s office, there is one laptop, a printer, scanner,
a fax and specially, a projector, the output device that was mentioned at Task-2. As they all
are connected for the switch, that switch is communicating with the router too. Wireless
connection is given there when the Laptop need to access it.
The yellow coloured one is the accounting department with four desktop PCs, with printer,
scanner and a fax. These are also connected for the switch, and the main cable of it connects
to the router. Here also the wireless access point is provided to use when needed.

The IT Admin department that is highlighted with light purple, is having three servers with
three monitors. One can be the IT administrator while the other two can be the supportive
workers under him/her. These all, and the printer, scanner is connected for the switch
separately, and that switch is connected with the router as well.

Finally, the router connects to the protection firewall, and, the whole LAN (LOCAL AREA
NETWORK-OF KANDY BRANCH) is connected to the Department of Colombo. The
communication link represents the WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN) that the Kandy branch
is connected with.
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