jim | September 16, 2009 | 5:58 am
Task 4 – Cleaning up after yourself
Cleaning up your PC is also important to keeping it running well and
keeping its resources available for things you need or want. For example you can start by uninstalling any software that is not needed.
Next, cleaning your temporary file folder and temporary internet file folders can also make a difference. When you surf the internet, your browser downloads and saves file in your temp area because it is faster to read from your disk that to read over the internet. That way, if you go back to a page your recently browsed, the browser reads it from disk, thus speeding up your response time. Over time you may accumulate so many files Read more »
jim | August 11, 2009 | 4:04 am
Task 2 – Eliminate viruses
The reason this site is about PC maintenance and PC security is that they
are often related. Such is the case with viruses on your computer. Poor
security, i.e., lack of virus software, or opening unknown and unexpected
e-mail attachments, visiting certain web sites, or plugging in your
friends flash drive could deposit a virus on your PC.
The fact is the viruses usually do more than just damage your computer
files. The viruses use lots of your PC’s resources trying to protect
itself and trying to find a way to sneak out of your computer and infect
someone else as well. As a result these viruses can slow your computer to
the point where it is almost unbearable, or worse. Read more »
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