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A friend has approached you for advice on the purchase of a new computer. He wishes to use the computer to edit video clips taken on...

      

A friend has approached you for advice on the purchase of a new computer. He wishes to use the
computer to edit video clips taken on his video camera, play games, email friends and family and
write his college work.
Required:
Advise the friend on:
a) The best specifications for the following hardware:
i. RAM.
ii. Processor.
iii. Secondary storage.
iv. Internet connection
b) Four items of commercial software that would be required in order to accomplish the
tasks described above.
c) Four types of input devices required, stating the role of each device.

  

Answers


Kavungya
(a) Best specifications for the following hardware
i. RAM
RAM (Random Access Memory) /RWM (Read Write Memory) - Also referred to as main memory,
primary storage or internal memory. Its content can be read, and can be changed and is the working area
for the user. It is used to hold programs and data during processing. RAM ¦ chips are volatile, that is,
they loose their contents if power is disrupted. Typical sizes of RAM include 32MB, 64MB, 128MB,
256MB and 512MB.
a) EDO - Extended Data Out
b) DRAM - Dynamic RAM
c) SDRAM – Synchronous
ii. Processor
Front end communication processors
Are the hardware devices that connect all network communication lines to a central computer to relieve
the central computer from performing network control, format conversion and message handling tasks.
iii. Secondary storage
DVD-ROM (Digital Video Disks) - They are similar to CDs except that it has high quality sound and
high-resolution video. Has a normal capacity of 4.7 GB and up to 17 GB if double-sided with double
layering. Uses laser technology. They are a relatively new technology usually used, in the entertainment
industry.
iv. Internet connection
A modem is a hardware device that converts computer signals (digital signals) to telephone signals
(analog signals) and telephone signals (analog signals) back to computer signals (digital signals).
The process of converting digital signals to analog is called modulation while the process of converting
analog signals to digital is called demodulation.

(b) Items of commercial software that would be required to accomplish the tasks described
above
i. Green screen wizard software
ii. Quilled photo express 4.0 software
iii. Computer program e-frontier Manga studio 3.0 debut software
iv. Sew what - pro embroidery project manager software

c) Types of input devices required and their roles
i. A camcorder (formally a video camera recorder) is an electronic device that combines a video
camera and a video recorder into one unit; typically for out-of-studio consumer video
recording.
ii. A portable media player (PMP), or digital audio player (DAP), is a consumer electronics
device that is capable of storing and playing digital media such as audio, images, video,
documents, etc. the data is typically stored on a hard drive, microdrive, or flash memory
iii. A webcam is a video camera that feeds its image in real time to a cpmputer or computer
network.
iv. A game controller is a device used with games or entertainment systems to provide input to a
video game, typically to control an object or character, in the game.
v. A gamepad (also called joypad or control pad), is a type of game controller held in two hands,
where the fingers (especially, thumbs) are used to provide input,
vi. A paddle is a game controller with a round wheel and one or more fire buttons, where the
wheel is typically used to control movement of the player object along one axis of the video
screen
Kavungya answered the question on May 13, 2019 at 11:18


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