2. Performance of a hard disk starts to slow.
Printer problems start to occur.
Keyboard and mouse start not to work
properly.
To keep these problems from occurring invest
in Cable management.
3. To keep computer repair down try doing a
little bit of preventative maintenance.
Also clean your computer every 3 to 6 months.
Depending on the environment you may need
to clean it more or less.
4. All computers will slow down the more you
install uninstall and perform normal activities.
With Microsoft's Windows you a set of utilities
that perform special functions.
The utilities will defragment hard
drives, delete temporary files, empty the
Recycle Bin and remove cookies.
5. Check your mouse and keyboard every once in
a while.
If you don’t food and other small particles can
cause these devices not to work.
I recommend using compressed air to clean the
mouse and keyboard.
6. With inkjet printers you should check to see if
small amounts of dry ink are on the printer
head.
With laser printers you should clean them
when print quality deteriorates or whenever
you change the toner cartridge.
7. After awhile you may need to upgrade your
computer like adding memory.
Also upgrade the keyboard by investing in a
ergonomic keyboard.
With these upgrades you will be more
comfortable and your computer will run better.
8. This happens when a piece of data is broken up
into many pieces that are not stored close
together.
This will keep happening until you delete some
files and add new ones.
9. The Recycle Bin is a holding area for files and
folders before their final deletions.
In the Recycle Bin their would be files that can
be deleted from the hard disk.
Whether accidentally or intentionally after you
delete a file from your Recycle Bin you cannot
restore it.
10. Cable Management- A technique or kit that gathers cables together and stores them so they
are not a hazard.
Corona Wires- Wire used to generate a field of positive charges on the surfaces of the drum and
the paper.
Defragmentation- A utility that reduces the amount of fragmentation by physically organizing
the contents of the disk to store the pieces of each file contiguously.
Ergonomic Keyboard- A keyboard that allows for a more natural positioning of your arms
and hands.
Fragmentation- Files that are not stored in contiguous clusters, but rather are divided into
subparts and stored in different disk locations, it takes longer for a disk drive to access fragmented
files than un fragmented files.
Maintenance- Task you perform to keep equipment in working order.
Recycle Bin- A holding area for files and folders before their final deletion from a storage device.
Sectors- Divisions on a magnetic media used for storing digital information.
Seek Time- The time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track; one of delays
associated with reading or writing data on a computer disk drive.
Touchpad- A pointing device you can use instead of a mouse.
Wireless Keyboard- A keyboard that uses radio or infrared frequencies to connect to a
computer rather than a cable.