Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Slow PC Problems and What To Do About Them
The speed of your computer is likely to change over time. Applications that you have installed on your PC since its purchase may slow your computer to a turtle’s pace. This is because even though new programs, applications and operating systems make [...]
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Posted on Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Essential Tasks To Maintain A Healthy Computer
Computers have several advantages that are useful both in business as well as personal life. People not only use computers to earn a living, but also for things like communication, entertainment, education and photo albums. Whatever way you use your PC, it is most [...]
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Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2009
A recent survey established that most computer users find DLL errors among the most frustrating computer problems. This could be because either they are not aware of DLL files or they find that these errors are very difficult to resolve without adequate knowledge of troubleshooting. However, DLL errors can be easily [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
In order to get rid of viruses you first have to know if you have any malicious files on your computer. If you suspect you have an infection then you should first run an anti-virus scan to see if you indeed are infected with viruses. There are plenty of anti-virus programs you can [...]
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Posted on Monday, January 28th, 2008
I’m sure you have heard people using the word Format when you talk about computers and drives, but what does it mean to actually format a drive. Formatting, blowing out, wiping clean, or emptying a hard disk simply means erasing all data from the disk and preparing it for fresh Operating System install. When you [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
A common question people are having these days is if they should purchase the very common desktop computer, or should they go for the portability of a notebook (laptop) computer. The answer to that question depends heavily on the person who’s in the market for the computer.
The questions you should ask yourself before choosing is…
*What [...]
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Posted on Friday, January 4th, 2008
The microprocessor is basically a silicon chip that houses your computer’s CPU (Central Processing Unit). The terms CPU and Microprocessor are generally used interchangeably. This is the heart of the computer where are the logical processing takes place. Any time the user requests an action (as in clicking on something, typing something, [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
A Hard Disk (Hard Drive) is where everything is stored on your computer. All of your programs, files, OS(’s) (Operating System(s)), and any other data that you save or install in all stored on your Hard Disk. In computer terms it is proper to spell disk in hard disk with a k rather [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Memory is just another word for the technical term RAM (Random Access Memory). It is basically a holding place for data so it can be easily retrieved by the microprocessor. Unlike a Hard Disk, RAM is volatile meaning when you turn your computer off, whatever is stored in your memory (RAM) is lost. [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Virtual memory serves the same purpose as Memory (RAM) but works a little different than RAM. Virtual memory basically helps out your computer’s RAM by taking on some of the data it needs to hold so it won’t become overwhelmed so to speak. RAM is actually a component which is physically installed in [...]
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