“A business user wants to move a large database from an old computer to a newer computer, and at the same time, improve his communications. His customers are increasingly requiring the use of electronic data interchange. What would be an appropriate specification of computing and communications hardware and software? Why? (You do not need to refer to specific products, although you may find it useful to do so.) (10 marks)”

An appropriate specification of computing hardware would obviously be all that has been mentioned in the previous answer, although not all of the hardware mentioned beforehand may be relevant to the needs of a business user whose primary interests lie in communications and transfer.

Again the CPU (central processing unit) and motherboard are vital elements, and must be sufficiently powerful enough to cope with large amounts of data transfer.  A processor with a clock speed of 2000 megahertz would most likely be a safe specification, with a similar FSB (front-side bus) speed of 266Mhz.  Again the motherboard should be purchased from a renowned manufacturer (e.g. Pentium 4, Microstar), and should be extremely powerful, given the requirements of the business user.  In other words, it should support processor speeds of 2000+.  I would also recommend one that is capable of storing a lot of…(short extract)