| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
| Function of the CPU | The brains of the computer
Processes and calculates information required by the OS
attached to the motherboard
handles instructions received from both the soft/hardware
consists of the control unit and arithmetic logic unit |
| Function of the RAM | Primary memory that stores short term data for programs
Ram is also attached to the motherboard |
| Function of the SSD/HDD | secondary memory of the computer responsible for storing long term data
often has a larger storage capacity than the primary memory but slower access speeds
is attached to the motherboard or through an external port (USBA USBC) |
| Function of the motherboard | the body of the computer that connects all internal and external components
information passes through the motherboard to other parts of the computer depending on where they are needed
can be compared to an airport or any sort of hub for data from part to part |
| Function of the GPU | processing unit for graphics
converts data to colour outputs on a display
often include video out ports
they are connected to the motherboard
can be integrated into the CPU |
| Function of the NIC | provides the computer with wired and/or wireless network connections
connected to the motherboard |
| Traits of a desktop computer | designed to be interacted with external hardware or integrated external hardware
often heavy and unportable
often lack screen interactivity or require additional external hardware |
| Traits of a mobile device | handheld and portable
touch screen and integrated buttons used for interaction
touch screen designed with user experience in mind so will have to be appropriately sized
can be many forms of a device not just phones and tablets
often include a lot of digital convergence that has been shrunk down (cameras, speakers etc) |
| Pros and Cons of a desktop | PROS
often more powerful
easily connected to wired servers
quick data transfer and processing speeds
does not suffer from the effects of a battery
hardware can be swapped out to easily keep up-to-date
more suitable for offices schools and workspaces
CONS
heavy and not particularly portable
often much more expensive although the price is justified by performance
not as interactable as mobile or other devices without additional hardware |
| Pros and Cons of a mobile devices | PROS
portable and can be taken virtually anywhere
more interactive features through the use of a touchscreen
more comfortable for a broader range of activities
CONS
is often less powerful even at similar price points due to the loss of performance when compacting tech
limited by the capacity of the battery
limited by geographical location in terms of cell service and internet
small screen lacks the advantages of larger screens
smaller screens can be less useable |
| Developing trends in technology | Fingerprint scanners and other forms of biometrics scanners
NFC (near field communication) only really used for payments in mobile devices as 3rd party apps are blocked by producers, can also use apples beacon to scan a chip which communicates information similar to a QR
Wearable Technology due to lack of innovation in mobile tech companies are looking to revolutionise other aspects of everyday life such as watches, rings or glasses
VR and AR can be used for many tasks but mostly for gaming, entertainment and online collaboration |
| what is digital convergence? | is the concept that refers to when multiple functions of differing devices are combined into one device |
| Effects of digital convergence | often makes devices cheaper than buying several other devices to achieve the same purpose
causes redundancy in older devices possibly having economic impacts
forms dependency on single devices (one point of failure could be catastrophic)
more convenient for the user but does heavily rely on the processing power and battery of the device |
| considerations to take into account for a certain clients needs | weight , compatibility and portability of the device
CPU, RAM and processing power
battery size in relation to the use of the device
WIFI and other communicatory factors
size and interactivity of the device
cost and price to performance ratio |
