Care and Feeding of Your Computer

Care and Feeding of Your Computer

To keep your computer running smoothly and to ensure that it has a long and productive life, follow these tips.

	Keep the computer away from heat sources (like radiators and heat registers).  Heat is a computer's enemy.
	There is a fan built into the back of the CPU case.  Keep this unobstructed and clean.   A vacuum cleaner nozzle with a brush attachment is a useful fan cleaning tool
	Don't spill liquids on any part of the computer.  Liquids spilled on the keyboard or mouse might

Starting and Stopping Your Computer

Starting and Stopping Your Computer
Starting
Like all electronic devices, the computer has an ON-OFF switch to bring power into it.  You will find either a pushbutton switch located  on the front of the CPU housing, or a toggle switch located on the back of the CPU housing.  

Chances are that the monitor and the computer are not powered by the same switch.  It the monitor has an ON-OFF switch, it should be on before the CPU is brought to life.  The same is true for any

Hooking Up a Computer

Computers are getting relatively easy to hook up.   The computer owner used to have to keep a technical manual at his or her side to make sure which wire connects to which port.  Each of the peripheral devices has a cable that needs to be connected to the back of the computer.  Most of these cables have a special connector type that is designed to fit one and only one type of port.   You may hear or read about "serial" ports, "parallel" ports,   25-pin connectors, 9-pin connectors and the like.  Each of these descriptors refers to a special wiring configuration.  Each of the connectors normally fits one and only one port on the back of the computer. 

Windows - Introduction to Microsoft window

Windows

Introduction to Microsoft window

Microsoft window is an operating system program that is designed by Microsoft Corporation to enable the computer user to easily use the computer. As an operating system, it performs the following functions.

Importance of computers

Importance of computers

Computers are just one example of automation although they have many special features. Today, society relies heavily on computers for information requirement/exchange. They are employed in organizations due to their speed in processing, storing and retrieving data. The world also has been knitted together as a single global village due to the presence of computer network facilities, which allows the distribution of information and works. The importance of computer systems discussed below based on use: