A department store plans to upgrade its IT infrastructure to support a new order-processing application with rich features. The store currently uses eight stand-alone computers when customers check out. The specifications of these computers are:
Quad core processors Minimum of one terabyte hard drives Minimum of 5 GB RAM Windows XP, Linux, or Mac OSX
The management of the store wants to upgrade four of the computers and use them to process client orders. The initial study done by the management reveals that the computers will perform the following tasks:
Run an order-processing application that requires a multiprocessing operating system. The application will take orders from customers over the Internet, process the orders, and create invoices.Communicate with customers using e-mail to resolve customer queries.Store customer data on the local computer. The store will use this data to promote new products.
The department store needs you to upgrade the four computers. Find the necessary equipment from online vendors to upgrade the computers. ByTuesday, December 1, 2015, submit a listing of XThese can include external peripheral devices. Make sure to include the list of vendors that you used as references.
Create a report as a Word document, name it ITS1101_W3_A2_Last name_First initial.docx and attach it to your initial submission on the Discussion Area. Make sure your report reflects due diligence in addressing the assignment statement. Then, make sure to respond to at least two other student postings on their proposed upgrade plan.