Assignment – 4
Total Marks: 10
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
BBA1 – A&B, BEC1-A
Due Date: 16 – 05 – 2016
Instructions:
 Submit a very well formatted Microsoft Word Document/handwritten document.
 Document should contain a Title Page (Full Name, Registration Number)
 Header and Footer, Page Number out of Total No. of Pages, References.
 It is an individual Assignment. Copied assignment and its source will get 0 Marks
 Late Assignment will not be accepted.
QUESTION – 1
You are employed as analysts at Soap-n-Suds, an international manufacturer of laundry soaps. The company
currently uses an early version of the Windows operating system on its 5,000 desktop computers. This year, the
company plans to upgrade the operating system and, if necessary, its desktop computers. The vice president of
information technology has asked you to compare the latest desktop versions of the Windows operating
system, Mac OS, and the Linux operating system.
By using the Web and/or print media you need to develop a feature/benefit analysis along with the answers to
the following questions.
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What is the initial cost of the operating system per computer?
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What are the memory and storage requirements?
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Will the operating system require the company to purchase new computers?
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Are training costs involved?
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Which operating system is best at avoiding viruses, spam, and spyware?
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Which operating system is easier to use? Why?
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Can the latest version of Microsoft Office run with the operating system?
Prepare a report which includes your findings and recommendation for the Soap-n-Suds company.