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LESSON 4: TEST SYSTEMS
AND NETWORKS
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Testing Computer System
Is your PC healthy? Don't be too sure. Think back to when you heard a kerklunk sound coming from the hard drive. Or maybe you remember the last time your Internet connection was down.
The best way to find out what's wrong is to take a proactive approach: Check under your PC's hood with the following mostly free diagnostic tools, and see if anything is amiss--before disaster strikes.
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Three Major Components of Computer System:
Hardware
Software
Firmware
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Test Your Hardware Checking your computer hardware
and its peripherals.
1. Computer Monitor and its peripherals
Monitor and interface cables
Video card
Monitor power cable
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2. Keyboard and Mouse
Keyboard connector
Mouse Connector
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3. I/O port and devices o Connection between the I/O port and the
peripheral device
o A faulty cable between the I/O port and the peripheral device
o A faulty peripheral device
o Incorrect settings in the System Setup program
o Incorrect settings in the system's configuration files Faulty I/O port logic on the system board
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4. Power supply
Power cord
Fuse
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Testing Your Software Check the different software installed in the
computer.
1. Operating system
Run live updates for your operating systems to get the latest patches and protection for your OS.
Run registry scanners to check the OS registry configuration
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Operating system
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2. Application Software Check for live updates
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3. Anti-virus software
• Run anti-virus program
• Check for virus signature
updates
• Check for spyware updates
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Test Your Firmware Firmware- is a combination of hardware
and software integrated on a chip.
To test the firmware Check for the correct configuration, you
can accomplish this by configuring the BIOS in the computer
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BIOS CONFIGURATION