A new computer for a new student
A student with a hearing difficulty joins your school. She needs a laptop for lessons and for one special program.
You are the support technician. You pick the laptop, set it up and check it works before she sits down.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can select, set up and test parts for a user, and say if they are suitable.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| CPU | the part that runs program instructions |
| RAM | fast memory for programs that are running now |
| Operating system | the program that runs the computer and its other programs |
| Component | one part of a system, such as a disk or a program |
| Select | choose the parts that meet the need |
| Configure | set the options so the part works as needed |
| Suitable | good enough for the job and the budget |
| Dependency | when one part only works if another part is right |
| Requirement | something the user needs the system to do |
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3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.
Select, configure, then test
Always follow the same three steps.
Select the parts. Start from what the user needs, never from the price list.
Configure them. Install the program, set the language, add the accounts, turn on updates and back-ups.
Test the result with the user's own tasks.
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3 questionsYour answers are marked here and are not kept. A college account keeps every student’s marks.