Computer Maintenance Hardware and Software

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Computer MaintenanceHardware and Software
UGA ETTC
Gilster, Ron. A Certification FOR DUMMIES, 3rd
Edition. Hoboken Wiley, 2004
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Keyboard

• Compressed air
• Cleaner
• Alcohol
• Warm, nonsoapy water
• Let it dry!

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Mouse

• Keep mouse pad clean
• Mouse with a ball
• Inspect for pits or cracks
• Wipe with damp, lint-free cloth
• Let it dry
• Inspect rollers and rid of gunk
• Replace?

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Monitor

• Glass
• Dry-dust it with lint-free cloth
• OR
• Use Antistatic cleaner
• Outside case
• Turn off and unplug
• Alcohol, General-purpose cleaner, or compressed
  air
• Let it dry!

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Hard Drive

• Back up, Back up, Back up
• Defrag
• ScanDisk
• Clear cookies
• Install Updates

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Horses, worms, and germs

• Nuisances
• Displays misinformation and popups
• Damage- lost data

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Protection

• Adaware
• Spybot
• http//www.download.com
• Antivirus

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