COMPUTER SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE NOTES
WHAT IS COMPUTER SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE?
Computer servicing and maintenance involve a series of tasks aimed at keeping your computer in optimal working condition. Here are the key aspects:
Servicing and maintenance of computers is an activity, which should be done regularly.
Give three reasons why computers should be regularly serviced.
- To ensure that the computer continuously work
- To prolong the life time of hardware
- To ensure performance and efficiency of a computer
- To have a working computer
- To take out dust that spoil some internal parts
- In order to upgrade and update the computer’s life is guaranteed
- To reduce –costs of long run replacement and repairs
- To update / Upgrade outdated software programs such as Antivirus, Operating systems, application software’s, etc.
Computer upgrades are useful in adding new features on your machine thus making the machine more user friendly.
What is the difference between software update and software upgrade ?
Software Update
A software update is a minor improvement or fix to an existing software program. It typically addresses bugs, security vulnerabilities, or performance issues without significantly changing the software’s core functionality.
Software Upgrade
A software upgrade is a major change to a software program that introduces new features, enhancements, and often a new version number.
Reasons for upgrading and updating software ?
- Updating software ensures that your computer has the most up to date
- Updating software is also important because it puts in place limitations and changes to the security of the This way the program works to protect your sensitive information .
- Accessing new features .It helps your computer to access new features that have not been existing in the current version.
- Bug fixes . some bugs are major that the software is rendered effectively
- Useless for it primary purpose.
- Security updates . ensure t hat the computer security is updated to make the computer secure.
- External dependence . sometimes external pressures can force you to upgrade your software.
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