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Agenda

  Day One

   Hardware Vs. Software
   Static Electricity
   Heat
   Useful Tools
   Hardware

DayTwo – notes

    Software

   Backing up your Data
    External Backup Drives
    RAID Arrays
    Backup Software
    Backup Types

Day Three – notes

Day Four – notes

   Organize your Software

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Instructor: Brian Oswald

In this class you will learn about some of the basic maintenance tasks that you can perform to help your computer stay at top performance. We will discuss the environment in which the computer lives, the types of software that live on it, and how to 'clean it up'.

Day One

Introductions

Hardware Vs. Software

Precautions

• Static Electricity

• Heat

• Using a Vacuum and Compressed Air

Preparation

• Useful Tools

• Preparing the computer for Maintenance

• Visual Inspection of the Computer

• Heat Sources

• Inspecting Fans

• Power Issues

• -- Surge Supression

• -- Backup Power

Day Two

Software Maintenance

• Backing up your Data

• Organize your Software

• Disk Cleanup Tool

• Drive Maintenance Tools

• Internet Properties (Control Panel)

• Add / Remove Programs

• Malicious Software (Mal-ware)