Title: Investigate needs affecting system purchases and upgrade decisions.
Course: Information Technology Fundamentals (10254) > Section: Investigating Computer Fundamentals

Investigation should focus on needs that affect system purchases such as the

- type
- quality
- price
- processing speed
- RAM
- hard drive (e.g., type, size, speed)
- number of bays
- monitor (e.g., type or size)
- modem (e.g., type, speed)
- video card
- number of expansion slots
- network card
- input devices (e.g., mouse, touch pad, controllers)
- sound card
- speakers.

Upgrade considerations should include the

- motherboard
- CPU
- memory
- hard drive
- power supply
- expansion slots
- internal modem
- video graphics card
- sound card
- network operating system
- adaptive devices.