This package gives you the tools which you need to complete school and home projects professionally – from creating outstanding class presentations to household finances. It also organizes all of your information in one place, create stand out reports, resumes, newsletters and more and it les you access, edit and share your projects from almost everywhere. The cost price of this package is £84.59.
This package includes the following software:
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- OneNote
With this package you can create, edit and manage conditional formatting rules in one centralized view. Access 2010 is a fast, simple and cost – effective database solution. Using powerful tools makes it far easier to reduce the amount of errors, spend less time memorizing expression names and syntax, and spend more time building out application logic. Simplified Expression Builder makes it faster and easier for you to build out logics and expressions in your database. New backstage view lets you check your database for Web compatibility, define table relationships, set a password to open your database, and much more from one location. The cost price of this package is £119.99.
Internet and E-mail
Sky internet and broadband is a very good package as it offers the customer some great deals. Changing your broadband to sky can save you lots of money as it quotes on the website “switch from BT you could save over £200 a year”. Sky line rental is £12.25 per month, free calls to UK landlines evenings and weekends, sky broadband with unlimited calls free for 6 months then just £7.50 each month.
With BT they are offering their customers two deals which are BT broadband and calls and BT infinity broadband and calls. With the first package which is BT broadband and calls they are offering half price for 3 months, free evening and weekend calls, £50 naked wines voucher, all of this for £7 a month. The second package which is BT infinity broadband and calls they are offering up to 40MB broadband speeds, free weekend calls, £50 naked wines voucher and also £21 a month for 3 months (then £29.40 a month).
Large video files
To transfer large video files I have been asked to write about two external hard drives and explain which one I would recommend to be better. The first one that I have chosen to write about is a USB pen. Depending on which one you buy, each USB pen has a different memory capacity, affordable price and is portable which is a good thing because they can fit into any computer or laptop. The cost price is £6.99. The features for this device are below:
The second one that I will be explaining is the external hard drive. This is much bigger than a USB pen and has 1 TB of memory. This hard drive is simple and fast to use. The performance is extremely good and the installation process is very easy. This package includes a portable hard drive, WD Smart ware software, USB cable and quick install guide. The price of this product is £99.99.
Computer Games
Computer Games
I have chosen this game as I know you like to play games online. This game is mainly about managing a football game. Making sure everything during the match is correct. You also get to hire people for certain jobs e.g. fitness instructors, referees, get paid for winning the game ECT. Football manager 2012 allows you to take control of any club of over any 50 nations across the world including all the biggest leagues across Europe. You decide who plays and who sits on the bench, you’re in control of the tactics, team talks, substitutions, and pitch side instructions as you follow the match live with the acclaimed 3D match engine allowing YOU to make the difference. The cost price is only £13.99.
Games Controller
I have chosen this controller as it easily connects to the PC as it is wireless. When using this controller, you are in control of the game and are much easier to use than the keypad on the laptop of computer. You can also use this console with an Xbox as it is originally and Xbox controller. Batteries are required and the price is only £32.99.
Digital Camera
I have been asked to look for a digital camera. I have suggested the Nikon Coolpix S8200 16MP advanced compact camera. This camera is fast, powerful and precise, it is a compact super zoom that’s sharp enough to capture the moment without missing a beat. It’s a 16 Mega Pixel camera which is great for delivering superb results even in low light. It only costs £204.99. The main features are below:
· PictBridge compatible.
· Anti-blur.
· Red eye reduction.
· Memory card compatibility: SD, SDHC and SDXC.
· 1080p high definition movie capture with sound.
· Maximum ISO 3200.
· 18 scene modes.
· Intelligent scene mode.
· Electronic viewfinder.
· Self timer.
· Built-in flash.
Printer
I have been asked to look at a printer. I have chosen this printer which is a Canon PIXMA MP 495 Wireless all in one printer. It prints high quality photos within seconds from anywhere in the home using the all in one wireless colour printer with direct access to high quality pictures on Flickr. This device comes with a built in ink jet printer, photocopier, scanner and a fantastic photo editing software. The cost price is £39.99.
- High Speed USB 2.0 up to 480 Mb/sec
- Support SATA 2.5" Hard Drives to 500Gb
- Hot-swappable
- Fits all brand of 2.5" SATA hard disk drive (9.5mm slim type)
- LED status indicator
- Plug & Play for PC/Mac platform
- Aluminium construction
Task 2
I have just received a phone call from my friend asking me to help them with the computer as they have just recently got into computer gaming. The response the computer is giving to them is not correct as the response is very slow and the video quality is very poor. Below I am going to describe with reasons what I would do to help as I am going to suggest alternative setups based on user feedback.
Graphics card
A graphics card is also known as a video card is a piece of hardware that is installed into the computer that is responsible for rendering the image on the computers monitor or display screen. When purchasing any graphics card be sure that it can display the best resolution the monitor can support. Also the other consideration which is important is the on-board memory. A graphics card must work very hard to submit images to the screen. Graphic images are much larger than text files because they consist of so much data which is processed by the graphics of video card. The graphic card that I have chosen is Radeon HD 3450. With this graphics card it offers you a great gaming experience with its HD entertainment, HD video processing and ATI PowerPlay™ 7.0 advanced power management technology. It also delivers a superior High Definition gaming experience with lifelike realism, amazing effects, and accelerated HD game processing for new DirectX® 10 games. The cost price is £39.99.
RAM
RAM is a shorter term used for random access memory. This is a form of computer data storage. When storing data onto this, you can then access it anytime in any order. RAM is can often be associated volatile types of memory where its stored information is lost if the power is removed, but RAM can be non-volatile as well. RAM is expensive to produce but is a faster and requires less power than other RAM storage devices, also when using this in a modern computer it will also be known as cache memory in the CPU (central processing unit). The RAM storage that I have chosen is Dell Studio XPS 9100 Desktop Memory. I have chosen this one because every RAM card is unique as each one is created just for the make of the computer or laptop. The memory modules have been specially engineered to meet the exact specifications for this laptop. It has the highest quality for performance and reliability, extensive testing prior to dispatch, free technical support, limited lifetime warranty, free delivery, they use only premium branded chips and it increases system performance. It also gives you a variety of different module sizes which are 3GB £19.17, 6GB £25.20 and 12GB kit £41.40.
