1. Computer Buying Project
By Misty myers, Ashley Mercado, and Daniel Oling.

2. How will the system be use?
Response: “The system will be used in traveling between home, business, and travel destinations. ”

3. What budget do you have?
Response: “The budget for purchasing the computer system is over 1000$”

4. What primary application will you be using?
Response: “The primary application that this computer system will be used for are internet applications, business applications, gaming, and graphics applications.” (The customer will be using all of the applications that applied.)

5. Can the computer use DVD?
Response: “Yes, the computer will be used to watch DVD movies.”

6. Will it be able to generate videos or archive data to DVD’s?
Response: “Yes, the computer will be used to generate videos on DVD or archive data to a DVD format.”

7. Do you want 3D applications?
Response: “Yes, the computer will be used for 3D applications.”

8. Do you want 3D games?
Response: “No, the computer won’t be used for 3D games.”

9. Will it be able to do full screen on movies?
Response: “Yes, I want to be able to watch a movie on the system, and the picture will fill the screen without black space.”

10. How compact should the system be?
Response: “I want the compact to be average size.”

11. What will be connected to the computer while traveling?
Response: “When traveling, external peripherals that will be brought along are a digital camera, MP3 player, a media reader, and other UBS devices.”

12. Computer comparison chart:

13. What computer will be chosen?
Apple 15.4 MacBook Pro Laptop Computer
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 (what processes instuctions that drive a computer)
Operating System: OS X (manages the computers memory and processes)
Memory: 16GB (how much memory the computer has)
Hard Drive: 256GB (stroage)
Optical Drive: Apple USB SuperDrive (A disc drive)
Monitor: 13-inch (the screen)
Video Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (What displays the images)
Sound Card: (none) or an audiophile (what produces the sound)
Cost: 1,899.00$ (How much money the computer is)

14. Accessories:
Speakers: Logitech Z130 Speakers (24.99$) (What produces sound)
Mouse: Apple magic mouse (47.50$) (How you can interact with the screen on the computer)
Keyboard: Is already built into the computer (How you type things)
Modem: TRENDnet TFM 561U modem (28.99$) (modulator-demodulator)
Accessories Cost: $
Total Cost: $

15. Why are all these important?
Most of these things are what make a computer process and work. Like you have to be able to have storage on a computer so you can download stuff, and do things that you wouldn’t be able to do in real life, the same goes for memory. It is important to have the screen, keyboard, and mouse, so you can interact with the computer first hand and see what is going on. All of these things are important to make you computer experience more enjoyable.