Year 12 I.P.T
Assessment Task 2
A small to medium sized business of 80 staff members has requested that you present a tender.
You are requested to design a suitable intranet system
There would need to be at least one computer for each five staff members.
These computers would need to have access to the Internet and to printers and scanners.
Staff would also need to access their files from other computers.
PART 1
Produce a design brief to the business manager. Include the following:
Create a schematic diagram of the office areas and computer locations.
NOTE: Do NOT include these factors in your final cost!!!
Present a list of each hardware device required and provide an explanation of why you chose it. (Including hubs, cables etc)
Present a list of each software package required (including operating system) and provide an explanation of why you have chosen them.
Present a detailed costing for parts 2 and 3.
Budget $60 000
Remember: a small to medium sized business does NOT have a huge budget to spend on it. (Dont forget software licences)
Only for hardware / software of networks
PART 2 Multimedia Presentation
Your submission to the company has been accepted. You are now required to attend a meeting with the directors to present your brief.
Using multimedia software, demonstrate the usefulness of the system that you have designed.
i.e. You need to convince the boss of the benefits, cost etc of your submission.
Note: Be prepared to justify and explain your choice.
Time: 3 min
PART 3 Presentation Handout
Each student will be given an individual concept / issue from the communications unit.
You are requested to:
1. Research the subject: eg
· A definition of the subject.
· Give the latest information on the subject.
· How it works and some background on the development of the subject
· Advantages / disadvantages of the subject in comparison to other technologies
· Demonstration of the subject. (This may be done with diagrams)
· Photos
· Give a bibliography of all sources used to find information (including websites, textbooks and newspaper articles)
1. Give a 2 min presentation on your findings.
2. Present a handout to the other students in your class on your findings.