• What is the difference between a client

and a server?
• Take the 1.2.3 Social/Ethical Issues quiz in
our Microsoft Team.
 Review from Section 1.2.1
Hardware & Peripherals

Hardware = All of the physical parts of a computer, network, etc.

Components
Internal hardware of a computer

Peripheral
External hardware used for
input/output (I/O devices)

Video Card
 ACTIVITY
Building an Office Computer
INTRODUCTION
Most organizations have to wrestle with what type of computers they will provide for their
staff:
• Should they provide desktops? What about laptops?
• Apple or Windows?
• What are the pros and cons of each?
• Which staff need non-standard computers with unique items?

GOAL
Your business needs to purchase new desktop computers for a number of different office
staff. Computers are typically replaced on a four-year rotation. Your boss has gotten approval
from the finance department to spend $1,200 per computer. The preference is a desktop as
the majority of staff don’t need to be mobile and prices can be a bit cheaper as well. The
computer needs to be able to run basic desktop publishing software like Microsoft Office,
connect to a printer and the network, etc. The company primarily uses Windows computers
except for departments that do graphic design or video production where they use Apple
products.

1. Go to https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ and build a computer with monitor that will fulfill

your $1,200 budget. Consider which parts are more/less important. Don’t just go cheap
but consider the quality as well where possible.

2. Provide a screen shot of your computer build.

3. Write a 200-word paragraph about your strategy. Which parts did you spend more? Which
parts did you not worry about? Which parts were more expensive/cheaper than you
expected?
FORMATIVE RUBRIC
7 = Above average work and strong focus on task; no major errors
4. Submit to the Class Notebook by the due date.
5 = Normal commitment to task; some errors in code
3 = Below average commitment to task; many errors in code
0 = No submission