2. We are here to tell you how to keep you’re computer clear of all bad things. Without a doubt it will help a true Brownie will take all this on board!

3. A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer. Once a virus is active, it loads into your computer's memory and may save itself to your hard drive or copies itself to applications or system files on disks you use.These are computer viruses: Melissa Trojan Horse Happy 99 Signs of a Computer Infection Some signs that may indicate that your computer is infected include:  Your computer functions slower than normal  Your computer responds slowly and freezes often  Your computer restarts itself often  You see uncommon error messages, distorted menus, and dialog boxes  You notice applications on your computer fail to work correctly  You fail to print correctly

4. To get rid of viruses on your computer you can use an antivirus. This helps all day round if you program it to. Different types of computer antiviruses around are: McAffe Norton AVG eSafe Kaspersky Antiviral Software are at expense but with AVG you can download it for free. How To Stop yourself from getting a virus If you are connected to the internet you must use a firewall, visit Microsoft Update to make sure that your computer and its software have the latest bug fixes and use anti-virus software and keep it up to date.

5. Hacking is unauthorised use of computer and network resources. A hacker is a person who breaks into computers and computer networks. There are all types of Hackers around the world and they steal and are able to view your personal details and privacy notes on your computer. Have you ever left your internet on at night after you’ve finished playing on Club Penguin? Well, that’s when Hackers lurk around into your computer. They aren’t very nice people are they have a look at this man: David Cameron told the United States government that most British people think that computer hacker Gary McKinnon “is guilty”.

6. Use anti-virus software and keep it current. Installing an anti- virus program can keep viruses and other nasty programs out of your computer. Activate a firewall. Keep track of system events Make sure your operating system is up to date Keep a Good Password Avoid Opening Emails from Strangers Turn off Your Computer

7. A backup or the process of backing up means to make copies of data so that these additional copies may be used to replace or restore the original file after a data loss event. Backups have two different purposes. The most important purpose is to recover data loss, whether by data deletion or corrupted data. Data loss is a very common experience of computer users. 67% of internet users have suffered serious data loss.The second purpose of backups is to recover data from a long time ago.

8. There are many methods available to backup your computer. Any time that you store a file both on your computer and on another disk or drive, you are backing up your files. The newest technology for computer backup is the keydrive. This is a tiny drive which fits on a key chain which can hold up to gigabytes of data on a single drive. This drive is then plugged into your computer through a USB connection, where it operates as another drive on your computer. You can edit, save, delete, or add files directly onto the key drive just as if it were your hard disk while it is plugged in, then remove it and have your data safe and secure. This is a very powerful tool for computer backup.