[Jesus replied,] "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

Mark 12:30-31

Today you will be working in groups of three to create a computer. The computer you are creating will be custom built for a particular use (multimedia, gaming, business, etc). You will do research online to find the best prices on items. You will also be choosing what type and quality of each piece of hardware to make your computer the best possible for its use. You have a budget of $3,000. Once you have decided on all the parts you need for the computer, you will also be creating a marketing presentation to advertise this computer.

Use this site as a guide as you create a sheet (in Excel) listing each of the items you will use http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/271321/Act04_1.pdf. The "Computer" row needs to be separated into the following rows:

1. Case
2. Motherboard
   
3. Processor
   
4. Power Supply
5. Hard Drive
6. RAM
7. Video Card
8. Network Card

You do not necessarily need a Zip Drive (these are not used much anymore).
You may also include extra peripheral items to improve the computer or to make things easier.

As you go through this project, remember to keep in mind the goal of your computer. Also, be thinking about ways you can make this computer unique.

Save your Excel sheet in your own folder and in the class folder. Once you have done the research on the computer, you will need to begin planning your advertising presentation. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/271321/Act04_2.pdf.

You will have at least the rest of this week to work on this assignment. (Do look back here each day though for updates.)

For this assignment you will be able to choose your own partner. For future projects you will most likely choose your own partner, but you will need to choose a new partner each time.