This weeks topics was pretty simple, compared to understanding binary, but without understanding these simple procedures you will not get the full use of your computer. You do not have to be a master of the BIOS or understand how to properly use command line, which I do not, yet. If we can understand the basic of these subjects we can arm ourselves with the proper questions to ask the professionals.
In 2006 I bought a basic Dell Laptop for about $500, it had 512MB RAM and a 1.5GHz processor, nothing too fancy. With just my basic knowledge and understanding of how to take care of the computer and properly use it, I still have it today. It has some minor upgrades to it, I just recently upgraded to 2GB of RAM at a whopping cost of $70. I also upgraded to Windows 7, so it can communicate easier with my desktop. Since 2006 one of my good friends who does not have the basic knowledge, has bought two laptops and spent nearly $2,000 on them.
A great website you can use to find free downloads and paid downloads to help you protect your computer and help optimize it is www.downloads.cnet.com/windows. Some other downloads I would recomend to get are a cleaner, this utility is built in to your computer but if you do not know how to open it this does it for you and it is free, and a HDD Health Checker that can be downloaded from CNET for free.
One more website that will run a scan of you computer to know what kind of upgrades are available for you computer and you can order them right from the website of just get the information you need to go to you local computer store to purchase.
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