Your Future Career: Data, Information, Hardware and Software

Section I

Describe the data and information utilized in your future career. You may visit with anyone you know that is currently working in your future career. You can also search for credible websites and don't forget to take a look at electronic scholarly journal articles.

Briefly summarize your future career.

Summarize (describe) the data, aka "facts", that are collected and input into a computer system.

Summarize (describe) the information, aka "output" (processed data).

Reminder: information is processed data (information is data that is endowed with relevance and importance, where data are the mere facts).

Section II

Summarize the type of hardware and software you will likely use (personally) in your future career.

For example:

Laptop?

Desktop?

Smartphone?

Tablet?

Input devices?

Output devices?

What are you required to carry with you?

What are you required to have in your car?

What are you required to have at home?

Other technology?

Also include the names of common software applications used in your future career and their purpose.

Formatting (and other important directions):

A minimum of 250 words per section (titles, page numbers, your name, etc. do not count towards the minimum number of words)

Use MS Word

Use Times New Roman font, 12 pt. and 1" inch margins (top, bottom, left and right)

Use single spacing

Insert a page break between sections

Cite your credible resources using APA format

Second homework :

Assignment : Choosing Technology to Meet a Need

Identify a need where technology can help (school, work, hobby, etc.).

Go shopping (online) - don't buy anything, you're just looking around!

Add hardware and software to the shopping cart that you feel will meet the need(s) you have identified.

Describe, in your own words, why you believe the hardware and software in your shopping cart will meet your need(s).

You should address why the processor, primary storage (RAM / Memory), secondary storage (e.g., hard drive, optical drive, flash memory, etc.) and video (or other output devices) will meet the identified need.

Describe why you selected the apps/application/software, along with any other deciding factor (e.g., input devices, size, weight, etc.).

In summary, your paper is to have three sections:

Section 1: A paragraph stating your need.

Section 2: A copy of your shopping cart (don't worry about formatting, I should be able to decipher it).

Section 3: In your words, state why you believe the hardware and software you have chosen in section (2) will meet the need you identified in section (1). Be sure to include any additional factors you included as part of your decision (e.g., input devices, size, weight, etc.).

http://www.isu.edu/purchase/ComputerPricing.shtml

You may choose "personal purchases" from either Apple or Dell or choose any other vendor/manufacturer (from this site or any other of your choosing).

The following are some links that should be helpful when choosing a processor, memory, hard drive, video, and optical drives (regardless of manufacturer). Look for "help me choose" or similar link for each of the configurable items. You should be matching your choice on any configurable item to your needs. Be sure to look at the "recommendation" links on the following sites or on any "help me choose" link.

Processor: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/help-me-choose/hmc-processor-lt-anav?

Memory: http://content.dell.com/us/en/home/d/help-me-choose/hmc-memory-consumer-anav.aspx

Hard Drive: http://content.dell.com/us/en/home/d/help-me-choose/hmc-hdd-desktop-consumer.aspx

SSD Hard Drives (Crucial Technology): http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/storage-ssd-buying-guide

SSD Hard Drives (Intel): http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/ssd-help-me-choose.html

Video: http://content.dell.com/us/en/home/d/help-me-choose/hmc-video-card-anav.aspx

Optical: http://content.dell.com/us/en/home/d/help-me-choose/hmc-optical-drives.aspx

How much storage capacity do I need?

How many photos (from SanDisk)

How many videos (from SanDisk)

http://www.unitarium.com/data

Also see the Dell's hard drive page above.