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Technology Education
THE PERSONAL
COMPUTER (PC)
SOFTWARE PART 1
Purpose Of Lesson
•To teach the very basic and
absolutely necessary PC
software.
•To teach what the basic
routine PC maintenance
software are and how to use
them to do maintenance.
DOS
• MICROSOFT
DISK
OPERATING
SYSTEM
• BASIC BURNED
IN SOFTWARE
ON THE
COMPUTERS
ROM MEMORY
COMMAND PROMPT
• COMMAND
PROMPT IS DOS
IT MEANS THE
SCREEN
WHERE YOU
TYPE IN
COMMANDS
INTO DOS
(OS)
• OPERATING
SYSTEM (OS)
• IS SOFTWARE
THAT MANAGES
THE COMPUTERS
HARDWARE AND
EXECUTION OF
APPLICATIONS
APPS
• APPLICATION SOFTWARE (APPS)
• SOFTWARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE
USER COMPLETE A SINGULAR OR
MULTIPLE RELATED TASKS.
• CAN YOU THINK OF SOME
EXAMPLES?
INTERNET BROWSER
• INTERNET
EXPLORER
• FIREFOX
• GOOGLE
CHROME
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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•
•
COOKIES
CLEANUP
DEFRAGMENT
BACKUP!!!!
COOKIES
• COOKIES ARE SMALL
APPLETS –
SOFTWARE SENT TO
YOUR COMPUTER
TO TEMPORARILY
PERFORM SOME
TASK ON A WEB
PAGE.
COOKIES
• SOME CAUSE
PROBLEMS
WITH YOUR
COMPUTER
• SOME TRACK
WHERE YOU
GO ON THE
INTERNET
COOKIES
• SAY YES!!!
DISK CLEANUP
• SCANS YOUR
COMPUTER FOR
OLD FILES THAT
ARE NOT USED
ANYMORE AND
LETS YOU DELETE
THEM OR
COMPRESS THEM
DISK DEFRAGMENTER
• SCANS HARD DRIVES AND FINDS
FILES THAT ARE NOT IN ORDER
(FRAGMENTED)
• LETS YOU DEFRAGMENT THEM SO
THE COMPUTER CAN READ THE HARD
DRIVE FASTER!!!
DISK DEFRAGMENTER
NORMAL BEFORE AND AFTER
NEEDS DEFRAGMENTING
BAD – ALMOST TO FULL HD
TOO FULL HD!!!!
BACKUPS
•You should at least
set up a regular
system backup so
you can restore a
computer to a
previous state.
•You will of course
loose some data, but
usually just a week at
the most if you
restore your system.
SERVERS
•Holds large
amounts of data
•Can service large
number of
computers
•Can be used to
backup data
SOFTWARE
•Big servers will
use purchased
software
•However there is
free software like
FreeNAS
HOME SERVERS
•Little servers for homes or
small businesses
•Can be built or purchased
•Can used purchased software
or freeware like FreeNAS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED
1. DOS – MICROSOFT DISK
OPERATING SYSTEM
2. COMMAND PROMPT
3. OS – OPERATING SYSTEMS
4. APPS – APPLICATIONS
5. INTERNET BROWSERS
6. MAINTENANCE – CLEANUP,
DEFRAGMENTER, COOKIES, AND
BACKUPS
END OF SOFTWARE LESSON 1