WebQuest: Your dream machine

[Adapted from http://peacock.mjsd1.ca/~jboulton/cs/hardware/docs/webquest1.shtml]

 

Imagine that you had an unlimited budget to create the PC of your dreams, purchasing any components you desired. Use the internet to locate all the hardware components of your choice.

Write your own DREAM MACHINE CONSTRUCTION FORM and send it to Ana [aferna@ang.uji.es]. Please include a brief explanation as to why you chose the particular component:

 

·       CPU

·       Motherboard

·       RAM

·       Hard Drive

·       CPU Fan

·       Floppy

·       CD Rom/CD -R/RW

·       DVD - Rom/DVD-R/RW

·       Modem

·       Video Card

·       Ethernet Card

·       Monitor

·       Sound Card

·       Speakers

·       Mouse

·       Keyboard

·       Printer

·       Operating System

·       Any other: microphone, scanner, digital camera, etc...

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

Any computer magazine.

 

Additional help

You can also click on the links below to go to a web site that will help you learn more about the components that you want to purchase for your system.

  • Basic Hardware Explanation of basic hardware components.
  • ZDNet Reviews Check out the reviews of current products. You can check out the prices - $US.
  • Future Shop Canadian prices - available in Regina or online.
  • Modthebox.com- case modification - how to's on how to change the look of your system
  • Cool Cases- lights color and action!!!
  • Alienware computer systems Cool design - expensive, however high-end systems.
  • Techtronics - computer store - one of the cheapest computer stores that sell complete systems or components, located in Saskatoon and Regina. *- good place to look for components.
  • Asus - good site to research excellent motherboards.
  • DDR Memory - This site explains DDR memory.
  • ibyernet - this American site will search other sites to find the cheapest deal on computer components (note: American currency)
  • Tom's Hardware Guide - latest technology reviews and info.

 

Conclusion

You built a PC by examining and selecting all of the components. You reviewed a lot of computer terms and are now quite familiar with how your components function to perform the tasks required of you, the user!

Congratulations!