Do
you consider your computer as one of your best friends in the world?
When you wake up in the morning, you turn it on and use it immediately.
If you need to go to work, you turn on your computer there and spend
hours of your day doing what you need with it.
The
amount of hours you spend on your computer guarantees that it has
already stored important data and information from you. This isn’t only
the reason why preventive maintenance is needed. Aside from securing and
keeping your data safe, it’s also about making sure that you prolong
your computer’s life. It will be such a hassle to keep transferring tons
of data from one computer to another.
Preventive
maintenance involves the basic steps and these basic steps can be done
by you alone. You don’t need to hire a computer wiz to do the work for
you. For one, part of the maintenance check is to always keep the
software updated. The best part of updating your software is it is
absolutely free. In fact, you can even switch on your automatic updates
so your computer will update automatically once there’s a new software
update release.
The importance of
software updates is to fix any security holes in your current system.
Such security holes can be exploited by hackers, which can mean hacking
into your system and retrieving confidential information. Or, they would
just simply want to mess up with your computer. Identity theft is one
of the most common hacker threats. They will use your SS number,
passwords and other data. On the average, an American loses at least
five thousand dollars from identity theft.
In
line with software updates, part of preventive maintenance is also
constantly updated with your antivirus software. Such program may be
your first and only line of defense from any security threat that may
enter your computer.
Another reason
for preventive maintenance is to keep your computer clean and healthy.
Just like brushing your teeth, it helps remove bacteria to prevent
plaque formation and tooth decay. The same concept holds for keeping the
computer clean. If your PC is clean, overheating can be prevented as
fragile parts will work more efficiently under the right temperature.
Overheating easily causes the computer to malfunction one way or
another.
If your computer is
overloaded with files, don’t forget to do a disk cleanup and defragment.
Both these methods should help increase the performance of your
computer especially if you’ve noticed it slowing down recently.
While
these are some of the things you can do alone, bigger problems will
need the help of professional computer technicians. Don’t even think
about tinkering with your PC hardware if you don’t have the expertise.
When your computer is sick, call the computer doctor.
iTech Computer Solutions - Brandon
235 West Brandon Blvd. Suite #224, Brandon, FL 33511
813-956-4928
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