Fundamentals of Hardware and Software

Task 1
Introduction:
In this task we will be listing different types of hardware and software that will be suitable in order to set up the computer lab.
First we will be listing the different types of motherboards, processors and memory devices available on the market.
Motherboards:

Figure [ 1 ] Price | € 127.00 | SKU | MB-L90602 | Form Factor | ATX | CPU Socket | 1156 | Chipset | Intel® P67 Express Chipset | Memory Type | DDR 3 | Memory Speed | 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory | Maximum Memory | 16GB (4 modules) | On Board Graphics | No | Expansion Slots | 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (blue @ x16 mode)
3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots | SLI | No | Crossfire | No | SATA | SATA 6Gb/s | RAID | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel® Rapid Storage | Back Panel | - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATA2 Connector
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone | Internal I/O | - 5 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices)
- 1 x IR header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header
- 1 x Power LED header
- CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector
- 24 pin ATX power connector
- 8 pin 12V power connector
- CD in header
- Front panel audio connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED |
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Price | € 105.00

Bibliography: http://www.newegg.com www.scanmalta.com http://ark.intel.com/products/53422/ http://www.wikipedia.org/ http://www.pcmag.com/