Real Life Independent Challenge You can apply the problem-solving techniques you learned in this part to the decisions you need to make in other parts of your life. Suppose you need to purchase a new computer for your academic or professional work. Complete the fol lowing steps to make the purchase decision. a. In a document or spreadsheet for personal use, list any money you have saved to buy a new computer. b. List the factors that are important to you, such as computer type (laptop or desktop), monitor type (flat panel, wide screen, or high definition, for example), amount of memory, and so on. These are your decision criteria. c. Rank how important each factor is in your decision. d. Assign weights to each factor according to your rankings. e. Gather information about available computers using online resources or catalogs, for example. List the factors each computer has and compare them to your weighted rankings. In other words, compare each computer against the criteria you selected. f. The computer with the highest score is the one you should purchase