Jack Thornton

Teacher- laptop would be suitable because it means they can plan and do work on the go and also would be able to move rooms easier

News reporter- a netbook would be suitable as they are small yet they still have a full keypad and are light weight

Website designer- desktop would be suitable because they have a lot of software and need a big memory that won’t run out of charge and it needs a something powerful

Doctor- Desktop to store all note in the office

Traffic warden- a pda/ portable as the are always moving

Music producer- desktop to store all music and has powerful programs

Features of a computer

Measured in GHz the higher the number the faster it is does all the calculatation and is the computer’s brain

Ram temporary memory higher the Ram the more you can do at the same time better graphics and video requires this and a better processor

Hard drive primary storage area measured in bytes (giga bytes) 1000 gigabytes = terabytes the bigger it is the more you can store

Wireless enabled picks up WiFi signals connects to internet slower than a cable due to distoration cant travel through lots of thick walls

USB connection (Universal Serial Bus) most common many peripherals are connected this way good to have lots.

Sound and graphics card allows you to fix a motherboard lets you play, record and display graphics if you use a lot of of sound and graphic you will need a better one gamers offen have expensive ones

Optical drive CD and DVD drive allows you install software listen to music and watch films some allow you to burn cds and dvds useful to back up and transfer data

	Created by JThornton almost 11 years ago

GCSE GCSE ICT Note on general ICT, created by JThornton on 05/07/2013.

general ICT