Hardware And Software

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What is the best Hardware and Software for our Gamers Heaven? David "Toby" Meyers CIS/205 Stephen McCann – Instructor University of Phoenix

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What’s the best What is the best Hardware and Software for our Gamers Heaven?

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The right hardware and software combination is very important for any new company. Our new business is that of giving people who play video games a place for a few dollars an hour, to play all the hottest games on the market, regardless of what gaming console or system or what time it is in the morning. Our Company will allow for as many as two hundred computer stations of pure gaming exuberance and even a patched theater sized screen to allow spectators to watch in house tournaments or movies while they are playing the games. This essay is just an overview of an experimental version of what is to come from our unnamed company. Our company requires the capability of running two hundred gamming station (Pods.) That means that we will have to have an adequate power supply. At each gamming station (or Pod,) we will be running a gamming computer with dual graphics chips and 32’ 95 Watt, Flat screen 1200-watt Multi-GPU-approved power supply, wireless mouse, wireless keyboard, headphones and an 8-10 Watt gaming chair. Behind the counter, we will have two or three customer service stations with custom point of sale software, which allows us to control the time and payment of customers playing games as well as the theater sized patched tournament and movie viewer. We will have Wi-Fi for parents and other customers wanting to surf the internet while they wait or watch. We will have three servers and a gateway router. This amounts to about 2200 watts per station and 470000-watt Network power load. Which will lead us to require 26 NPC-88G2 Synaccess, netCommander, Remote Power Management System and 2250 Solar Panels and one unit per pod RPF-120 MKII Reference Power Conditioner. (Alienware 2009; Cisco 2009; Grant Fidelity 2009; Meyers & Thomas 2009; Solar Power Inc. 2009; Synaccess, 2009) Our network will consist of 200, Area 51 750i, Alienware computers that will run Ubuntu Linux with Virtual Machine running Windows Vista that is Ghost imaged to ensure stability updated as necessary by in house technician connected to custom point of sale system network.

What’s the best 3 The L.A.N. type games and tournament games will be controlled by a separate server running Red Hat Linux that will be patched to show games on the theater sized flat screen and with a gaming system switch that is confidential between our company, Sony and Microsoft. The L.A.N. internet interface will have a secure Apache Linux web front that will allow gamers in their homes and at remote locations to connect to, watch and interact with Windows based games playing on our tournament monitor. While a third Ubuntu Linux computer will control the Unix Internet Gateway server for the Pods. We will require a T2 Internet connection line with coaxial leads and hubs to allow for maximum bandwidth and throughput. (Alienware 2009; Apache 2009; Meyers & Thomas 2009; Microsoft 2009; Red Hat Linux 2009; Sony 2009; Ubuntu 2009;) Our Network will run a Mesh Topology with all Pods switched between the Internet access controller L.A.N. gaming controller and Internet access controller. Our customer service stations will be connected with certain administrative security privileges to all network connected servers to allow for real time security and network diagnostics. We will require a T2 Internet connection line with coaxial leads and hubs to allow for maximum bandwidth and throughput. Doing a study of the requirements and vendors of software, hardware, network infrastructure and power supply will allow us to make an educated assessment of costs and for analysis of our requirements. This is part of the process that an I.S. Professional might have to go through to write a proposal for an interest holder to set up any company. The right hardware and software combination is very important for our new company. This analysis is a preliminary assessment; actual proposal will reflect most of presented information. This assessment is not to be taken literally.

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REFERENCES Alienware (2009). Area 51 750i. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: Alienware.com, http://www.alienware.com/products/area51-750i-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-A51-750I&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT Apache (2009). Apache web server. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: Apache.com, http://httpd.apache.org/ Cisco (2009). Phone Consultation. Interviewed June 2, 2009 Grant Fidelity (2009). RPF-120 MKII Reference Power Conditioner. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: http://www.grantfidelity.com/site/RPF-120-PowerConditioner Meyers & Thomas (2009). Meyers and Thomas group study for proposal. Confidential study. Microsoft (2009). Xbox switching system. Confidential Pyramat (2009). Pc Gaming chair 2.1, PN10175860. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: Pyramat.com, http://www.pyramat.com/pcgaming/pc-chair/ Solar Power Inc. (2009). SP Series Solar Module SP200. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: http://www.solarpowerinc.net/Page.aspx?PageID=14 Sony (2009). 32" Bravia xbr9. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: sonystyle.com, http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551& storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665746302 Sony (2009). Play Station (1,2,3) Switching System. Confidential Stair & Reynolds (2006). Fundamentals of Information Systems. U.S.A.: Thomson Course Technology. Canonical Ltd. (2009). Ubuntu Linux 9.04. Retrieved June 2, 2009 from: Ubuntu.com, http://www.ubuntu.com/

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Requirements (see Syllabus): Prepare a 2-3 page paper describing the hardware and software used to support personal, workgroup and enterprise computing within your current organization or an organization with which you are familiar or an organization which you can interview to gather the necessary information. Include a minimum of three references within the text and reference page in APA 5th edition format. All papers are to be typed, proofread, spell-checked, and sent to the Center for Writing Excellence using the Plagiarism and Write Point tools. All papers are to be APA formatted using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition. Category: Content & Analysis Clarity & Communications Grammar & Citations Paper turned in on schedule? Total:

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Comments: Interesting coverage of requirements, very detailed! Clear, define acronyms during first use! APA formatting needs further work. Yes – thanks!

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Summary: Well done, interesting overview of your company’s hardware and software use. I found a few issues to go back and review including APA formatting issues (see above). Please let me know if you have any questions! Steve McCann