Hello

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Hello!

• Welcome to class!

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PC Health

• By Shayne Evans

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PC Health vs Car Health

• New PCs could be considered something like a new
  car.

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PC Health vs Car Health

• A new car should run great! And so should a new
  PC.

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PC Health vs Car Health

• Over time we should do maintenance work to keep
  our car and our PC as healthy as possible.

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PC Health vs Car Health

• With cars we change the oil, tires, and brakes,
  etc.
• With PCs we clean outprograms and files thatwe
  no longer need.
• Notice that this is more software related.

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PC Health vs Car Health

• Inevitably, both cars and PCs will grow out of
  date and out of health. Parts will need to be
  replaced, etc.
• And eventually, we will need to buysomething
  new.

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Disclaimer

• This presentation is about PCs running a
  Microsoft Windows operating system.
• I have not owned a Mac and I do not know how to
  maintain them.
• However, I have heard that Macs do not experience
  as bad of a chronic slowdown as Windows PCs.

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Disclaimer

• More importantly, the maintenance tips I will
  teach you are very helpful but if misused they
  could cause you more problems.
• I encourage you to try to maintain your own PC,
  but also to realize that there is some risk of
  complications any time you are cleaning up a
  computer. Be cautious!

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What makes a PC run slow?

• Running too many programs at once
• Having very little free storage space
• Having high graphics settings
• Slow hardware/resources

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Hardware Solutions

• Running too many programs at once
• Buy more RAM (or working memory)
• Having very little free storage space
• Buy more Hard Drives (or storage memory)
• Having high graphics settings
• Buy newer graphics card
• Slow hardware / resources
• Buy newer hardware and resources

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Software Solutions

• Running too many programs at once
• Stop unnecessary programs from running
• Having very little free storage space
• Remove temp. files and unwanted programs
• Having high graphics settings
• Lower your graphics settings
• Slow hardware/resources
• Use the computer resourcefully? ?

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Running too many programs at once

• Many modern PCs come with more software than the
  average consumer wants or needs
• As we use our PCs we install many new pieces of
  software, sometimes unknowingly
• Many programs may be running on your PC that you
  are not aware of

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Running too many programs at once

• To see a list of all the programs currently
  running on your computer, press the following
  three keys at the same time
• ALT CTRL Delete
• If you see a Windows Security dialog box, click
  Task Manager
• Then click on the Processes tab if it is not
  selected.

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Task Manager

• Task Manager can show us many things about our
  computers performance
• The Processes tab shows us all the processes, or
  running programs, on our computer.
• As many as 20 of the processes running are
  required and can not be stopped.
• There are likely some processes running that are
  not even visible in Task Manager.

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Running too many programs at once

• However, many of the programs we install sneakily
  set themselves to run when we turn on our
  computer.
• These programs might mean no harm, but ultimately
  they add up and your computer slows down.
• Malware, or malicious software, also adds up as
  we use our PCs on the Internet.

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More material to come!

• Enjoy! ?

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Preventative Health

• Before problems get worse, you can follow these
  maintenance tips to reduce your chances of a
  catastrophe.