1. Computer Maintenance Jill Entsminger Lesley University

2. Computer Maintenance Daily routines and maintenance Daily routines and maintenance Keep your computer healthy and safe Keep your computer healthy and safe

3. Daily Routines Never turn off without shutting down. Never turn off without shutting down.

4. Daily Routines Back up files that are important. Back up files that are important.

5. Daily Routines Use a UPS to keep from crashing during power outages. Use a UPS to keep from crashing during power outages.

6. Daily Routines Never unplug peripherals while powered up. This can short out the motherboard. Never unplug peripherals while powered up. This can short out the motherboard.

7. Daily Routines Maintain free space on your C: drive, about 200 MB. Lack of space can allow data to be dumped onto the hard drive. Maintain free space on your C: drive, about 200 MB. Lack of space can allow data to be dumped onto the hard drive.

8. Daily Routines Run a regular virus checker.

9. Daily Routines Run a firewall program with high speed internet connections. Run a firewall program with high speed internet connections.

10. Monthly Maintenance ScanDisk ScanDisk Checks and repairs issues on the hard drive before it causes a problem. Checks and repairs issues on the hard drive before it causes a problem. Defragment Links data in chronological order to gain faster access from the hard drive.

11. Computer Maintenance Protect your computer by preventing problems before they occur. Protect your computer by preventing problems before they occur. It is much easier to maintain your computer than to fix a problem after it has violated your computer. It is much easier to maintain your computer than to fix a problem after it has violated your computer.

12. Test Your Knowledge Take the following quiz and see how well you are able to maintain your computer! Take the following quiz and see how well you are able to maintain your computer!

13. Quiz 1. When is it alright to turn off the computer without shutting down? 2. What does UPS stand for? 3. How often should you run scan disk and defragment? 4. What is the name of the program to use when using a high speed internet connection? 5. Unplugging peripherals when powered up can cause a short in what?

14. Answers 1. When is it alright to turn off the computer without shutting down? It is only safe if the hard drive is not running. It is only safe if the hard drive is not running.

15. Answers 2. What does UPS stand for? Uninterrupted Power Supply Uninterrupted Power Supply

16. Answers 3. How often should you run scan disk and defragment? Do these once a month to prevent crashes. Do these once a month to prevent crashes.

17. Answers 4. What is the name of the program to use when using a high speed internet connection? Firewall Firewall

18. Answers 5. Unplugging peripherals when powered up can cause a short in what? The connector socket or the motherboard can short out. The connector socket or the motherboard can short out.

19. Any Questions? Please ask any questions that you may have and I will do my best to answer. Please ask any questions that you may have and I will do my best to answer.

20. Thanks for Listening!