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i. Intel © Core (TM) is 650 3.20 GHz -processing speed of the computer
ii. 2.00GB (1.87 GB usabIe)-Memory capacity of the hardware
iii. TFT 17” Lenovo. — It is and LCD panel that applies a voltage across an LCD material
changes the alignment and light-polarising properties of its molecules so that they can be
used in conjunction with polarising filters to create an electronic shutter that will either
let 1 ight pass or stop it passing. Thus, the LCD display works by allowing different
amounts of white backlight through an active filter:
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computer to edit video clips taken on...(Solved)
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
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"Pentium IV 3.0 GHZ, 1GB RAM, 150...(Solved)
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specification of a personal compiler (PC) system: ■**
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b) Briefly explain the purpose of each of the following elements of a...(Solved)
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ii) The motherboard.
iii) The video card.
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exhibition using a laptop computer
Required
i. Briefly describe typical features...(Solved)
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Required
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area network (LAN) connecting to the internet through...(Solved)
Kepha Kaunda has installed a note book computer Y and a desktop computer X to form a local
area network (LAN) connecting to the internet through a 10 Megabite (MB) broadband
connection in his bedroom. The configurations on the computers are as follows
Required .
i. Kepha Kaunda wants to connect an external digital video disk (DVD) writer to desktop X
State two different types of external DVD drives and briefly describe how Kepha Kaunda
could install DVD writer to each of the external DVD drives
ii. ' hr desktop X, the size of the cache is smaller than that of the random access memory
(RAM)
iii. Briefly explain what Kepha Kaunda should do to enhance the performance of desktop X
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Required:
Match the appropriate letter with the corresponding description of the computer above:
i. Operating system
ii. Main memory.
iii. Optical...(Solved)
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Required:
Match the appropriate letter with the corresponding description of the computer above:
i. Operating system
ii. Main memory.
iii. Optical storage.
iv. Secondary storage.
b) Using the information provided in (a) above state the following:
i) Size of the monitor
ii) Processor speed
iii) Type of hard drive interface.
iv) Meaning of "RW" in specification D
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i. HDD.
ii. Kbps.
iii. HDMI
iv. P2P(Solved)
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i. HDD.
ii. Kbps.
iii. HDMI
iv. P2P
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Required:
Identify how the development...(Solved)
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Required:
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technologies.
Required
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ii. Briefly describe three specialized applications of ICT.
iii. Differentiate between "internal networks" and "external networks" as used in digital data
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i. Products and services
ii. Production economics.
iii. Buyers.
iv. Suppliers.
v. Substitute products.
vi. Competitors.(Solved)
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i. Products and services
ii. Production economics.
iii. Buyers.
iv. Suppliers.
v. Substitute products.
vi. Competitors.
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