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Working with Computers Eugene Gardner. http:// www. 1 ComputerCare.co.uk/WorkingWithComputers.pptx Eugene@ 1 ComputerCare.co.uk Phone: 0845 108 0254. Technophile or Technophobe ?. How often do you use a computer ? Never use computer Occasionally to pick up e-mails - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Technophile or Technophobe ?How often do you use a computer ?

1. Never use computer

2. Occasionally to pick up e-mails

3. Most days, comfortable editing documents & web browsing

4. Every day, Relied on for managing accounts, photos or music

5. Maintain a multi-page website, understand PC internals

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Gardner, Eugene1950’s Mrs Kelly’s kindergarten

68 → 73 Bethany School

76 → 78 Brighton Tech

78 → 83 Hatfield Poly

83 → 89 Programmer

90 → 03 System Administrator

03 → 1ComputerCare

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TopicsViruses and Malware

Broadband Internet

E-mails & Netiquette

Performance & Housekeeping

Buying a PC

Backups and Disaster planning

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Viruses & MalwareDefinitions

How to know you’re infected

Who does this and Why ?

Methods of Propagation

I A Drill on suspected infection

Prevention & Protection

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Broadband InternetStarting from Scratch

Migrating Explained

E-mail Domain Independence

Hardware Requirements

Connection Fault Diagnosis

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Reply within 24 hoursAnti-Spam measures & non-receiptAvoid language that may be construed as

intemperateUse lower case with emoticonsInclude one level of history underneathHide addresses not intimately involved in the

conversationDon’t forward spoofs or virus warningsDon’t click a hyperlink

E-mails & Netiquette

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Performance & HousekeepingWhat slows down PCs

HardwareBackground tasksMalware

Computer lifecycle HousekeepingServicingReinstalling Windows

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Buying a PCOff-the-shelf or bespoke

Laptop or tower

Windows PC or Linux or Macintosh

Cheap in the short or long term

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Backups & Disaster PlanningYour hardware WILL fail, it will happen at the

most inopportune time.Duplicate irreplaceable photos, music, letters…

DangersFrequencyMediumSoftware

Plan and practice recovery procedureRedundancy

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QuestionsViruses and Malware

Broadband Internet

E-mails & Netiquette

Performance & Housekeeping

Buying a PC

Backups and Disaster planning