John has recently retired from an administrative, yet technical job which he held for 40 years. He decided to pursue a life-long dream – leather works. John’s life-long dream quickly became a booming business and orders for purses, shoes, bags and belts were streaming in. You being a nifty IT student, you quickly saw how you could develop a system that would help John manage his business. Q.1.1 Identify three benefits that John will reap from the implementation of a computerised system for his business. Q.1.2 By means of examples, describe the four basic components that John’s information system will consist of. Q.1.3 Given that you will be developing a new information system for John, can John be described as computer literate or information literate? Motivate your answer. Note: Your motivation should also allude to the permanency of the classification you assigned to John. Question 2 You managed to convince John that a new information system will benefit him greatly. Since you are developing a new information system for John, he decided that it would be appropriate for him to also purchase a new computer system. John has provided you with a budget of R10 000 and asked you to source the computer system for him. He indicated that whatever remains of the R10 000 after you have sourced the computer system, you can keep as payment for your efforts. Q.2.1 Provide a detailed hardware specification for the computer system to be sourced for John. The hardware specification should centre around the main components common to all computer systems and should specify details such as make, model, cost, power or capacity and supplier. Which class of computer system are you purchasing for John? Motivate your answer. Also state the variant. Q.2.3 Provide a detailed software specification for John’s computer. The software specification should detail the type of software, the name of the software application, the purpose of the software application, the cost of the software and the supplier from whom it will be purchased. The software should be carefully selected so as to also protect John against cyber threats. Note: Evidence of research is necessary. Q.2.4 Conduct additional research. Explain the concept ‘Total Cost of Ownership’. Then, calculate the Total Cost of Ownership for John’s computer system.
John has recently retired from an administrative, yet technical job which he held for 40 years. He
decided to pursue a life-long dream – leather works. John’s life-long dream quickly became a
booming business and orders for purses, shoes, bags and belts were streaming in. You being a
nifty IT student, you quickly saw how you could develop a system that would help John manage
his business.
Q.1.1 Identify three benefits that John will reap from the implementation of a
computerised system for his business.
Q.1.2 By means of examples, describe the four basic components that John’s
system
Q.1.3 Given that you will be developing a new information system for John, can John be
described as computer literate or information literate? Motivate your answer.
Note: Your motivation should also allude to the permanency of the classification
you assigned to John.
Question 2
You managed to convince John that a new information system will benefit him greatly. Since you
are developing a new information system for John, he decided that it would be appropriate for
him to also purchase a new computer system. John has provided you with a budget of R10 000
and asked you to source the computer system for him. He indicated that whatever remains of the
R10 000 after you have sourced the computer system, you can keep as payment for your efforts.
Q.2.1 Provide a detailed hardware specification for the computer system to be sourced
for John. The hardware specification should centre around the main components
common to all computer systems and should specify details such as make, model,
cost, power or capacity and supplier.
Which class of computer system are you purchasing for John? Motivate your
answer. Also state the variant.
Q.2.3 Provide a detailed software specification for John’s computer. The software
specification should detail the type of software, the name of the software
application, the purpose of the software application, the cost of the software and
the supplier from whom it will be purchased. The software should be carefully
selected so as to also protect John against cyber threats.
Note: Evidence of research is necessary.
Q.2.4 Conduct additional research. Explain the concept ‘Total Cost of Ownership’. Then,
calculate the Total Cost of Ownership for John’s computer system.
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