IT Essentials Assignment Sample

ASSIGMENT TERM 1 – 2021
IT ESSENTIALS [CPT015]
AISHATH ZUHA (76181)

CONTENT
TASK 3.1 Question (II)
Emerging technologies
-Introduction
-AR/VR
-Robotics
-3D Bioprinting
-Blockchain
-Conclusion
-References
TASK 3.2 Question (a, b)
Building a high-end gaming pc
-Unit case
-Mother board
-Power Supply
-CPU
-GPU
-RAM
-SSD
-CPU Cooling
-Keyboard and mouse
-Headset
-Monitor
-Speakers
-Hardware prices
-Motherboard layout
-Motherboard layout contents
-References

TASK 3.1 Q (II)
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
INTRODUCTION
In today’s world technology plays an important role in human life as well as in various industry.
Technology is lot more then people often think of and it has proved beneficial to many lives
around the world. It has been improving and bringing the changes that people have not even
imagine of possible to be exist. Rapid advancement in technology has make changes to these
industries and people’s life especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Hence Emerging
technologies are often decerned as a development or an application which are largely unrealized
and helps in developing an advanced and automatized world. This report will be based on the
emerging technologies like VR/AR, Robotics, 3D Bioprinting and Blockchain. And how it has
emerged over the past one year. Also will be looking into how these technologies work and how
the future of these technologies are going to be.
AR/VR
Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive simulation of a real world environment were the objects
that reside in the real world are enhanced and manipulated by computer generated perceptual
information (Le & Dinh, 2021). Where as virtual reality (VR) is the computer generated
stimulation of a 3D image or other sensory environment. In AR the two key elements that make
It work are the camera and the software that calculates and projects some computer generated
visuals. VR uses a headset where there is a set of lenses inside a viewpoint and a mounted device
where the experience is stored or computed.
As of the past one year AR and VR has been connecting the world were the world seems to lost
connection due the coronavirus pandemic. People are feeling closer to one another through these
virtual realities maintaining the social distance. These two technologies are giving the real
experience to co-workers, friends and family to talk, shop and socialize through these computer
illustrated reality. It is even creating a major impact on education as well. Thousands of students
across the world who cannot attend the school and university during the pandemic are seeing
relying on the AR and VR to study in a way that the reality of the study is not affected. Moreover

the changes in OELD displays and the graphic represented pictorials have increased the demand
of these technologies within the medical, electronics and aerospace industries.
In the future VR is expected to take over the aerospace industries and medical industries as the
developers of these technologies are trying to improvise the existing features and develop new
feature to enhance the experience of the users. “Micro displays can emerge as mainstream
display modules for VR HMDs owing to the limitation of direct-view displays. Considering the
aforementioned developments in improving VR display, the demand for VR HMDs is
anticipated to surge among technocrats, which will drive the growth of the global VR market”
(Virtual Reality market, 2020).
ROBOTICS
A robot is a machine usually one programmable by a computer that can carry out a complex
series of action automatically. These robots are mainly composed of three main parts known as
the controller, mechanical parts and sensors. Where the controller is run by series of computer
programs and mechanical parts include motors, pistons, grippers, wheels and gears, which is
used for the movements of the robot. Sensors in the robots tells its surroundings. As well as it
allows the robot to determine directions and other relations and properties of substance.
Demand for robots that can do human chores has multiplied around the world. As of the last year
it seems robots are involved in all sorts of fights against the pandemic in different countries.
Robots are used commonly in airport and hospitals to observe peoples. Mean while some
countries robots equipped with ipads are used to greet people on arrival, enabling staff to screen
the patient remotely. Some other robots are installed with sensors which allows doctors and
nurses to take temperatures, measure respiration, and even monitor blood oxygen level without
being in the same room with the patient.
Robots are likely to continue playing an increasingly important role in our daily lives. With the
developments of new software features that allows for better control of the robot will take the
robots to the next level in the future. “Work is in place to use robots for care giving and further
delicate work. Even in experimenting with nanotechnology that could someday perform invasive
procedures without surgery” (Chavis, 2019). They will be able to take multiple roles in the

society, so it’s now us to start thinking about the way how we are going to interact with our new
colleagues and neighbours.
3D BIOPRINTING
Bioprinting uses a digital file as a blueprint to print objects layer by layer. And bioprinters print
with cells and biomaterials, creating organ like structures that let living cells multiply. This is
done by utilizing cells, proteins and biomaterials as the building blocks for 3D printed biological
models.
As of now 3D bioprinting is used to provide many different solutions to the fight against the
coronavirus pandemic. Some companies have been using 3D printing to address the personal
protective equipment shortage, while other companies use 3D bioprinting to create samples of
human organs and tissues for testing purposes.
In the future 3D bioprinting could eventually be the most desired platform to utilize the human
cells to produce artificial solid tissues and organs. Also 3D bioprinting with microfluids allows
the development of the next generation of organ on a chip platforms. On an article about 3D
bioprinting Travers (2019) says, “some may be ready sooner than others, though. In the case of
bioprinting and skin researcher hope to have the science ready within five years for soldiers who
experience extensive burns in combat. Other areas of bioprinting, such as recreating organs for
human to use, still have a way to in development”.
BLOCKCHAIN
At last but not the least blockchain is also now an advancing technology used mostly to increase
security. Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or
impossible to change, hack or cheat the system. In some cases blockchain are being investigated
as a tool to hold and share medical records,
Moreover now blockchain technology is frequently used in contact-tracing applications to
overcome the challenges which covid pandemic is bringing through out the world. Blockchain is
seeing playing a big role in health care sector as well. Because with the pandemic the spread of
misinformation has intensely increased and releasing of unauthentic data has lead to public panic

and unacceptable behaviours. So to reduce those misinformation to spread through the public
blockchain based tracking system used to ensure that the information received by the public and
other organizations are trustworthy.
In the near coming futures it is predicted that the blockchain technology is going to rule over
many security features by finding its place in many industries and organizations. With
blockchain technology and its emerging new features the pragmatic governance models is
expected to emerge as well and the interconnectivity comes one step closer to reality.
Furthermore it is predicted that the adjacent technologies will combine with blockchain to create
a next level advantage and central banks will expand into wholesale and retail central bank
digital currencies.
CONCLUSION
To conclude emerging technologies, are also enhancing the development of quality with flexible
learning systems and bringing more advanced equipment and progress to health and science
sector. Moreover it has made our society technically more developed making lives easier. And
more unimaginable technology are yet to come and raise in the future.

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TASK 3.2 Q (a, b)
BUILDING A HIGH-END GAMING PC
Unit case:
Lian Li-Lancool 215 Tempered Glass eATX full tower computer case – Black; with a higher
budget than other company’s this Lian models gives the best airflow for a budget of $69. Which
means it gives the coolest temperatures with the 2 big RGB fans for a cool looking PC.
Details:
Model Number: LILNCL215XBK
Manufacturer #: LANCOOL 215 X BLACK
UPC#: 840353040403
Motherboard Support: ATX, E-ATX, Mini-ATX, Mini-ITX
Internal Drive Bays: 2 x 3.5” And 1 x 2.5”
Additional Drive mounting: 2 x 2.5” (Motherboard Tray)
Expansion Slots: 7 x Full height
Maximum GPU length: 14.6” / 370mm
CPU Cooler height: 6.5” / 166mm
Maximum PSU length: 8.3” / 210mm
Fan included (front): 2 x 200mm LED (800 rpm)
Fan Included (rear): 1 x 120mm (110 rpm)
Connections: 2 x USB Type-A (USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1)
Audio Connections: 1 x 3.5mm Input/Output
VGA length: 370mm

Dimensions (W x H x D): 8.5 x 19 x 18.2” / 215 x 482 x 262mm
Motherboard:
ASUS X570 TUF Gaming plus (Wi fi); It is an inexpensive but capable motherboard with
delivery capable of handling the most powerful CPUs and have wi-fi 6 capabilities.
Details:
Socket: AM4
Form factor: ATX
Voltage Regulator: 12+2 phase (doubled – 7phase, actual)
Video Ports: HDMI 1.4b Display port
USB Ports: USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps): 3x Type-A, 1x Type-CUSB 3.1 Gen 1
(5Gbps): 4x Type-A
Network jacks: (1) Gigabit Ethernet
Audio jacks: (5) Analog + SPDIF
PCle: x16 (1)v4.0, x4 (1)v4.0, x1 (2)v4.0
CrossFire/SLI: AMD CrossfireX
DIMM slots: (4) DDR4
M.2 Slots: (1) PCle 4.0x4 / SATA + PCle(1) PCle 4.0x4 / SATA + PCle
SATA ports: (8) 6Gb/s
USB Headers: (1) v3.x Gen2, (2) USB v2.0
Fan Headers: (6) 4-Pin
Other Interfaces: FP-Audio, RGB-LED, TPM
Ethernet Controller: Realtek L8200A
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth: Intel Wireless-AC 9260

Power Supply:
Corsair – RM750x 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Full Modular Power Supply- White ; This PSU
gives extremely tight voltage control and quite operation as other corsair models.
Moreover this model of corsair gives a gold certified efficiency and are known for high
performance PCs.
Details:
- 750W Single + 12 Rail
- 135mm Cooling Fan
- EPS/ATX 12V Form Factor
- 4 x PCle 8-Pin Connectors
- 9 x SATA connectors
- 8 x Peripheral 4-pin Connectors
- Fully Modular Cable Design
- Low Noise Operation
- Zero RPM Fan Mode
CPU:
AMD – RYZEN 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core AM4 Processor ; It is one of the best AMD
processor for gaming. This CPU come with 12 core and 24 threads which has the potential for
solid gaming performance as well as intense workloads like video editing and streaming.
Details:
- 12 Cores & 24 Threads
- 3.8 GHz base clock
- 4.6 GHz Max boost clock
- Socket AM4
- 6 MB L2 & 64 MB L3 Cache
- Dual-Channel DDR4-3200 memory

- Support PCle 4.0 x 16
- Thermal Design Power 105W
GPU:
ASUS – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TUF Gaming Overclocked Triple-Fan 12GB GDDR6; It
comes in at the same retail price as Nvidia’s own Founders Edition which means its less
expensive compared to the quality of the graphic card. Also it is one of the coolest ASUS GPUs
on table which does a fantastic job at keeping the lowest temperature.
Details:
- 3584 CUDA Cores
- Ampere Architecture
- 12GB of GDDR6 VRAM
- 15 Gb/s Memory speed
- 192-Bit Memory Interface
- HDMI 2.1 | Display port 1.4a
- 7680 x 4320 Max Digital Resolution
- PCle 4.0 x16 Interface
- Triple Axial-Tech Fans | ASUS Aura Sync
- 750 W System power requirement
- Height 143mm, length 301mm, width 2.75 slot
- RGB lighting
RAM:
Corsair – Vengeance RGB pro ; It’s incredibly reliable as well as quick and comes with a
lower price. And it is one of the best DRAM Kits on the market.
Details:
- Capacity 32Gb: 2 x 16GB
- 3000MHz memory speed
- Supply voltage 1.35v

- DRAM / DIMM 288-Pin
- DDR4 SDRAM technology
- Width 5.4 in, Depth 0.3 in, Height 2 in
SSD:
Crucial – MX500 1TB SSD; It is the best value SSD for gaming on PC. Also provide excellent
performance for a SATA drive at a reasonable price.
- Sequential read 560 MB/s
- Sequential write 510 MB/s
- 4 Mw Dev sleep power
- Max power 5.0 W
- Capacity 1 TB
- Slumber power 65 Mw
- NAND micron 256 GB 64-layer 3D TLC
- SATA (6GB/s) Interface
CPU Cooling:
Cooler Master – Hyper 212 RGB Black; It has high amount of cooling potential and is the best
for the first time system builders which gives a potentially quite performance with a friendly
budget.
Details:
- 120mm CPU cooling fan
- Stacked Fin Array
- Power consumption 1.92W
- 8 to 30 Dba noise level
- Fan speed 650 to 2000rpm
- 4-pin Connectors
- Maximum Airflow 57.3 CFM

Keyboard & Mouse:
Corsair K55 RGB gaming keyboard and mouse combo
The rubber dome switches require a minimum amount of force to operate. Also the K55 features
a dedicated volume and multimedia keys allows to adjust audio without interrupting the game.
Details: keyboard
- Report rate: 1ms
- Lighting: 3-zone dynamic backlighting, 10+modes customizable
- Macro keys: 6 dedicated programmable keys (with on-board memory)
- Keys: rubber dome
- Weigh: 822g
- Dimensions: 480.2mm x 166.3mm, 34.6mm
- Matrix: up to 8 key rollover
Details: Mouse
- DPI range: 250-6000
- Report rate: selectable 1000/500/250/125Hz
- Lighting: 1-zone RGB (under Corsair logo)
- Programmable buttons: 6 (with on-board memory)
- Weight: 85g
- Dimensions: 111.5mm x 68.3mm x 40.4mm
- Switches: Omron, rated 20 million clicks

Headsets:
Hyper X – Cloud Alpha; It has thick ear pads and creates a very good seal against the head.
Moreover it has good mix of high durability, good sound quality and comes with a reasonably
low price.
Details:
- Frequency response 13Hz- 27000Hz
- Impedance 65 ohm
- Sound pressure level of 98Dbspl/Mw at 1KHz
- Detachable headset cable – 3.5mm plug ( 4 Pole) + PC extension cable
- 50Hz – 18000 Hz microphone frequency response
- Microphone Sensitivity -43Dbv (0Db=1V/Pa, 1kHz)
Monitor:
34” Dell Alienware AW3420DW; It is an impressive ultrawide gaming monitor with a stylish
design and has native G-SYNC support. Also has a curved screen with 1440p resolution which is
great for productivity and would provide incredible experience when gaming.
Details:
- Display 34 in, IPS, W-LED, 3440 x 1440 pixels
- Viewing angles (H/V); 178 /178
- Brightness; 350 cd/m^2
- Static contrast; 1000: 1
- Refresh rate; 30Hz – 120Hz
- sRGB; 134.5%
- Dimensions; 813 x 364 x 117.9mm

- Weight; 6.8kg
SPEAKERS
Logitech G G560 Lightsync; The lighting automatically reacts to the content and color can sync
with what’s on the screen giving an enhanced experience. The sound provided is clear and loud
without distortions.
- 2 x Satellite speakers
- 1 x subwoofer
- 120W RMS / 240W Peak
- USB Type-A | 3.5mm | Bluetooth 4.1
- 7.1 DTS:X Ultra Virtual Surround Sound
- LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting
- Logitech Easy-Switch
- Audio Visualizer

PRICE OF INDIVIDUAL HARDWARES AND
TOTAL COST OF THE HIGH-END GAMING PC
Hardware Model Price
Unit case Lian Li-Lancool 215 $69
Motherboard ASUS X570 TUF Gaming plus (Wi fi) $199.99
Power Supply Corsair – RM750x $159.99
CPU AMD – RYZEN 9 3900X $479.99
GPU ASUS – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 $329
RAM Corsair – Vengeance RGB pro $189.99
SSD Crucial – MX500 1TB SSD $99.99
CPU COOLING Cooler Master – Hyper 212 $54.99
Keyboard & Mouse Corsair K55 RGB keyboard & mouse combo $69.99
Headset Hyper X – Cloud Alpha $99.99
Monitor 34” Dell Alienware AW3420DW $999.99
Speaker Logitech G G560 Lightsync $189.99
TOTAL PRICE $2,9642.9

Motherboard layout

Layout contents

1- ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V_1; 4-pin EATX
2- CPU, CPU optional, and chassis fan connectors; AIO pump connectors (4-pin CPU-FAN,
4-pin CPU_OPT, 4-pin CHA_FAN1-3; 4-pin AIO_PUMP)
3- SPI_TPM connectors (14-1 pin SPI_TPM)
4- AM4 CPU socket
5- AURA RGB headers (4-pin RGB_HEADERS1/2)
6- DDR4 DIMM slots
7- Q LEDs
8- Addressable Gen 2 header (4-pin ADD_GEN2)
9- USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectors (20-1 pin U32G1_12)
10- M.2 Socket 3
11- AMD Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-8)
12- Clear RTC RAM jumper (2-pin CLRTC)
13- System panel connectors (20-5 pin PANEL)
14- USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910)
15- Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
16- Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
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