Help me with this Computer Question!

[MrCodeDude]

This is on a test that is given by the district to all the Computer-1 students and I can't decide on the appropriate answer.

5. Assume that the company will purchase only one computer system at this time. Which statement best identifies the necessary components that should be purchased:
a. CPU with hard drive, keyboard, 1 floppy drive
b. Hard drive, monitor, CD ROM, printer, mouse
c. Monitor, CD-Recorder, hard drive, zip drive
d. CPU with hard drive, monitor keyboard, mouse 1 floppy drive, modem, printer

Teacher said, "Choose the answer that you would buy for this situation." Besides all the answers neglect to mention the motherboard, RAM, PSU, three of the things necessary for a computer to boot up. It says best identifies the nessecities, so it's the best answer out of 4 crappy answers.
I think the correct answer would be A, because you need all of those components to get started. It's either A or D, but while D lists 'recommended' things to purchase alongside the computer, they aren't necessities.

So, oh wise and witty public of ATOT, help me with my troubles
-- mrcodedude

 

[amnesiac]

You're having trouble with that? I'm sorry.

*edit*

Option A does not list a monitor. WTF are you planning on doing, jacking it into your brain?

 

[MainFramed]

me says d?

 

[yoda291]

company purchase? D

In the corporate world, liability is a big deal, so obtaining as many necessary components as possible from one src is often looked upon favorably. With A, you'd have to purchase the mouse, modem, and printer seperately OR spend the moneys to train staff in the use of disconnected hardware and cmd line OSes.

Personal Purchase? A

Who gives a flying fsck about single source liability?

EDIT: the term CPU has, incorrectly, become synonymous with the entirety of the beige box underneath the desk...meaning case/ psu/mem/etc.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: MainFramed
me says d?

 

[KC5AV]

I would think it depends on whether this is a new system or a replacement system. Either way, I'd probably pick D. "CPU with hard drive" to me means the case and everything inside.

 

[Spikey217]

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: MainFramed
me says d?

 

[notfred]

I guess your teacher is referring to the entire box as a "CPU", right? If so, D. If not, none of them are useful by themselves.

 

[Yax]

A computer "system" is not complete without a monitor. How are you going to use it if you can't see what its telling you? With that, D would be the only answer that works. I guess who ever wrote the problem thought CPU meant case, motherboard and CPU. Idiot teachers.

 

[speg]

D has everything A has plus more. I'll go with D.

Edit:

A computer "system" is not complete without a monitor. How are you going to use it if you can't see what its telling you?

Hey, I've used my PC without a monitor before. When I dragged it accross the hall to clean the other room. I didn't bother bringing the monitor in, just hooked it up to my speakers and laucnhed Winamp via the keyboard. :music:

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: amnesiac
You're having trouble with that? I'm sorry.

*edit*

Option A does not list a monitor. WTF are you planning on doing, jacking it into your brain?

There are many headless servers out there, but since this is the only computer system they will be buying, a monitor and a keyboard are required. Since D is the only answer that lists these two options together, it has to be D.

 

[wfbberzerker]

D

 

[Demon-Xanth]

E: a laptop.

 

[tarheelmm]

Originally posted by: Spikey217

Originally posted by: theNEOone

Originally posted by: MainFramed
me says d?

 

[Yax]

Originally posted by: speg
D has everything A has plus more. I'll go with D.

Edit:

A computer "system" is not complete without a monitor. How are you going to use it if you can't see what its telling you?

Hey, I've used my PC without a monitor before. When I dragged it accross the hall to clean the other room. I didn't bother bringing the monitor in, just hooked it up to my speakers and laucnhed Winamp via the keyboard. :music:

Yeah, but it was not a brand new one. You knew what to click already from your previous experiences with the MONITOR attached.

 

[narzy]

D its for a company, there for one can assume they will need to beable to print, get faxes and or connect to the internet, and the other components are critical to a computer, especially the only one in the company.

when they say CPU on the test, I would assume they mean case, motherboard...and so forth, its poorly worded if your going to take it extremely litteral

 

[GiLtY]

Crappy description with crappy choices... you should slap whoever made up the question.

 

[XZeroII]

I wouldn't circle any and write a side note saying that none of those are complete systems and none of the choices fit the context of the question. Either your question is very poorly worded, or my answer would be none of the above. The company would never buy from you again (and possibly sue you) if you gave them an incomplete system like any of the choices you are offering.

 

[gopunk]

i think it's rather bizarre they lump RAM into "CPU" but still mention a hard drive... wtf? or motherboard for that matter.

 

[MrCodeDude]

I put A simply because it says necessary components.

A modem isn't necessary by any means. Last 4 computers I've built haven't had modems in them..
-- mrcodedude