Installing Computer Hardware

Question 1

What are the three main reasons for upgrading hardware?

Answer 1

Routine maintenance
Fault Repair
Upgrade other aspects

Question 2

What are the reasons for upgrading a component?

Answer 2

Increased reliability
Software requirements
Increased speed
Increased capacity
Increased compatibility
User requirements

Question 3

What is the main reason for routine maintenance?

Answer 3

To repair old hardware before it wears out or breaks down to keep equipment working without problems

Question 4

What is the most common solution for fault repair?

Answer 4

With computer systems in general it is often responsible to replace the components that break rather than replacing the whole system

Question 5

What are user requirements?

Answer 5

The user requirements are what the person using the computer needs the computer to do

Question 6

What do software requirements typically include?

Answer 6

Processor
Memory
Hard disk space
Graphics
OS
If the system does not meet the requirements, a component may need to be upgraded

Question 7

What are the implications of installing hardware components?

Answer 7

Training, compatibility, decommissioning

Question 8

What are some common solutions to compatibility issues?

Answer 8

Software patch
Upgrading another component
Replacing the component causing problems