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Proper Use of the Computer

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Proper Workstation Design


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Position in a well-ventilated room


Use an adjustable workstation: ergonomic computer
chairs
Place the monitor 16 to 24 inches away, at eye level
or slightly at a lower angle; tilt the monitor or adjust
the light source; adjust the brightness and contrast
settings
Use extendable/retractable legs of the keyboard
Mouse must be easily accessible by your dominant
hand
Use a document holder to minimize vertical head
movements
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Good Posture
1. Sit up straight. Feet flat on the floor, use a
footrest if needed.

position your lower arms parallel with the


floor and level to your keyboard, with elbows
at your side

2. Keep wrists straight vs. carpal tunnel


syndrome
3. Do not lean into the monitor but sit close
enough to the keyboard and the mouse to
stay relaxed.
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Which do you think is the proper hand


position?

Good Working Habits


1. Tap on the keys/mouse buttons gently
2. Avoid long, uninterrupted periods of typing
Take short stretch breaks, ideally every 20
minutes, to prevent fatigue

3. Avoid staring at the monitor for long periods


Take vision breaks: focus on objects at least 20
feet away
Do eye exercises
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Power Surges
1. Use an Automatic Voltage Regulator
(AVR)
2. Unplug your system during lightning
storms, even if it is surge protected.
3. Disconnect from the Internet during
lightning storms to protect modems.
4. Avoid octopus connections.
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Basic Troubleshooting
Do not panic!
Create a boot disk / startup disk.
If the computer hangs or is acting weird:
Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring up the Task List.
Do a manual reboot or shut down the
computer and turn it back on after at least 10
seconds.
Avoid by not opening too many apps
simultaneously.
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Basic Troubleshooting

If a hardware component is not


functioning well or not functioning at all:
1. examine the power button, power cords,
cables, and connectors
2. try rebooting so that the computer can
detect the hardware
3. call the lab technician for a replacement
hardware component.
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Basic Troubleshooting

mouse or the keyboard not functioning well:


usually due to dust and dirt
Non-system disk message: check if diskette
is inserted in the disk drive
drive has difficulty reading storage device: ask
the lab technician to examine and clean the
drive

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Basic Troubleshooting

safe mode: generally due a corrupted


operating system, or bad sectors in the hard
disk, or having a non-compatible hardware
connected - use the system utilities to try and
fix the problem
printer not functioning properly: use the Printer
Properties Maintenance tab
scan for viruses

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Basic Troubleshooting

final resort: contact your vendor in case your


unit is still under warranty. If not, then contact
the local computer shop or the lab technician
Never try to alter with the internal hardware
unless you have undergone special
training on computer maintenance.

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System Utilities
Error-checking vs. bad sectors
Defragmentation to increase the speed
of access and retrieval.
System Backup for easy restoration in
the event of a system crash or failure.
Disk Cleanup to free up space on the
hard disk.
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Regular File Back-ups

to portable storage devices like CDs,


flash drives.
for easy retrieval of files vs. accidental
file deletion, a system crash, or
hardware failure
take care of storage devices: keep
away from heat, moisture, and
magnetic fields like phones, and
speakers
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Capabilities
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Limitations
of

Computer
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Capabilities are:
1. Can solve complex calculations
quickly which takes a long time to
solve manually
2. Capable of handling and processing
large calculations at a single time
3. All Electronic Items have some form
of Computing functions.
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Limitations are:
1. Cannot replace a Human Brain
2. Works only on Stored Procedures
and cannot think on its own.
3. Not all complex calculations can be
solved through computers
4. Cannot depend on computers all the
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