Use uninterrupted power supply (UPS): Whenever you purchase a new PC, it is advisable to try and include a UPS in the budget. It is a device that is used to regulate the voltage coming in and also stores some electrical energy when the power goes. Computers are electronic devices and if they don’t have a UPS and one is working on some information, when the power goes the information is lost. It is, therefore, advised that one puts into place the use of the UPS so that one can save their data and exit the system in the correct way after a power outage.
Stability of system and other application programs: Stability of the operating system and application programs that run on it is important to prevent data loss. A problem with the operating system can be fixed using repair tools that come with the installation CD of the operating system. One can also use system utility tools to try and stabilize the system. This is the same for application programs.
Anti-virus Software: Viruses are known to target the executable files i.e. files with extension ‘.exe,’. Nowadays, they have been modified to infect a variety of files. This means that many files in your PC or laptop are bound to be infected. Installing anti-virus software will protect your machine from infection. The anti-virus software is used for detecting and deleting the viruses. It is also a good practice to carry out regular scanning of the hard disk and every storage device that is used on your machine.
Regular Backup: Whenever you are working with files, documents and other information, one is always advised to backup their data regularly. There are different ways of backing up data which me include external storage devices like USB flash disks, external hard disks, CDs, DVDs etc. and also in this age of the world wide web, there are provisions for online backing up services. Therefore, as you keep working on your information, it is always important to keeping backing up your data. There is some application software that can be configured to perform automatic backing up at regular intervals.
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