A+ Managing And Maintaining Your PC

Research sources for the current desktop processors available from both AMD and Intel. Next, provide the requirements for several PC builds (a low cost computer, a mid-range, and a high performance computer), with the requirement that you choose the best fitting processor from either brand for the task.

Low cost computer:

General day-to-day office work, data processing, email and Internet browsing

 4 GB ram

 Windows 7 32-bit

 onboard video

 onboard sound

 2 onboard SATA ports

Mid-range Computer:

Multitasking of applications, dual monitor capability

 8 GB ram

 Windows 7 64-bit

 AGP video

 PCI sound

 4 onboard SATA ports

High Performance Computer:

Network monitoring and scanning, virtualization, data storage and file server

 16 GB ram

 Windows 7 64-bit

 AGP video

 PCI sound

 4 onboard SATA ports

 RAID 0, 1, 5 capability

Write what you find in a Word document. The writing you submit must meet the following requirements:

 be at least two pages;

 cover all necessary points for repairing a notebook; and

 identify the main topic/question.

Format your document using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism.

Part 2: RAID

Explain the different types of RAID, and elaborate on how each type differs:

a. Spanning (JBOD)

b. RAID0

c. RAID1

d. RAID5

e. RAID10 or RAID1+0