You work in the IT department for a public school system and you have been tasked with developing a plan to set up a computer-lab classroom to support 20 students, half of whom will work with desktop computers and the remaining with laptop computers using wireless networks. Teachers and students will be permitted to use their own mobile devices on the network. The lab would use one networked laser printer accessible from both desktop and laptop computers. The desktop computers will use a wired network, while the laptop computers will employ a wireless network to print and access the internet.
Write a description of the purpose and need for the IT project for the business office. Describe what problem(s) the proposal is trying to solve.
Write a description of the required hardware components and software necessary to configure computer systems for the business office. This should include technical reasons for your component choices. This week also include the following:
o Type of motherboard
o Type of power supply
o Type of processor and memory
o Types of storage and storage capacity
o Types of wired and wireless network interface cards
o Types of laser printers and specifications
o Types of expansion cards (if necessary) for expanding ports
o Types of monitors and specifications
o Specifications for laptop computers
Add the following (at minimum) as part of the project deliverables:
• Type of operating system
• 32-bit or 64-bit version
• Video and printers support
