Each student will purchase four computers! Woohoo! Well, okay, not actually BUY a computer; this is just figurative. (However, students who forget and DO buy four computers can certainly share one with their instructor!)

Here are the four types of computers:

Internet Use

General Home Use

Small Business Use

Game Monster Machine Use

Students will provide the advertisements for the systems they have chosen, with DETAILED explanations for their choices, including all hardware specifics covered in book and lecture.

IMPORTANT TIPS:

• The most common error is to fail to explain WHY a particular hardware item is desirable. For example:

• Remember that the BEST deal is not always the cheapest, or the most expensive! Look for systems that meet somewhere in the happy land of "best buy for the buck."

• You MUST purchase systems already advertised. Do not build your own!! Reasonable sources include newspaper and magazine ads.

• Students hoping to earn a superior grade MUST include detailed analysis of why the system is ideal for its intended purpose, including SPECIFIC hardware examples. MOST COMMON ERROR: Just listing a system and stating: "This is good for business use." WHY WHY WHY???????