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Introduction to Computing: Buying a Computer System
research and design a computer system within a given budget
view complete project instructions .pdf format (32.0KB)

Familiarity with computing systems

Student diagram showing the relationship between input, processing, output and storage:

timeline[1]


Student poster representing various computing hardware options, including peripherals:

   

Buying a computer

Using their knowledge personal computer components from lesson activities (see above), students design a computer system of their own. They are given an intial budget, and are requried to represent their final system in a spreadsheet, including justifications for their choices.

student work below will open with Microsoft Excel:

Buying a computer project [Excel doc.]

 

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