Dell

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/dell

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1984
2. What is the founder?Michael Dell
3. What did Dell start out doing in a dorm room?Michael Dell built computers in his dorm at the University of Texas and sold them directly to people, skipping big stores.
4. How did Dell make its computers cheaper and more special?By selling straight to customers and building each computer only after an order, Dell could keep prices low and let people choose the parts they wanted.

Build-to-Order: Manufacturing products only after a customer places an order, allowing for customization.
Enterprise Solutions: Technology products and services designed for large organizations and businesses.
Data Storage: The technology and processes used to store and manage digital information.
Cloud Computing: Delivering computing services-including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence-over the Internet ('the cloud').