"Computer Running Slow?...Here's One Reason!"
copyright 2009-02 John Evans
Just the other day, my computer started running a
little slow. Kind of puzzled me. And I put up with
it for a while.
But then it got a little irritating. While trying
to surf the web, I noticed that web pages were taking
much too long to load. This is always an irritant.
And, Internet Explorer was also taking its time
coming up.
Now, I'm no novice on the computer, but, sometimes
we humans can get a 'lapse of memory'. Anyway,
that's my excuse for forgetting one of the basics
of computing; and that is that the computer uses
up SYSTEM RESOURCES.
Every program on the computer, including icons,
uses some SYSTEM RESOURCES.
Whenever a program is started, it loads into your
computer's memory. Memory is a resource. Some
programs will release the memory it was using, when
you quit the program, and some will not. So, part
of a resource is not being made available to you.
Get enough of these, and guess what? Slow Downs!
Hang-ups (freezes).
I'm not an expert on the subject, but I did a little
experimenting with this. Here's what I found (remember,
this is only my computer, and yours may vary): After
about 3 hours of operation, I checked my available
resources; down to 58% free. So, from the right-hand
end of my taskbar, I exited the Resource Meter;free
resources now up to 60%. Exited the Pop-Up Stopper;
63% free. Closed Windows Help; 64% free. Closed
Windows Explorer; 66% free. Exited Download
Accelerator; 71% free.
So, from 58% to 71% is a saving of 13%. May not sound
like a whole lot, but it gives you a good idea as to
why your computer may be slowing down.
How do you check your free System Resources? Just go
to Control Panel>System>Performance. If you want to
check it often, then just right-click on the System
icon, choose 'Create shortcut'. It will appear on
your desktop, and you can drag it down to the left
end of your taskbar. Now it's available for quick
use. Or...
Use the System Resource Meter. Go to Start>Programs>
Accessories>System Tools, and click on Resource
Meter. The meter will pop up in your task bar (right
side), and you can keep an eye on it. When it starts
to turn red, then your resources are getting low.
But remember, it also is using up some of your
System Resources.
When you restart your computer, these resources will be
returned to you. But, as you again use the computer,
your computer will again use up the resources.
It really is a 'never-ending' story, and something we all
have to live with. But, if you'll restart your computer
every once in a while, you may find that it runs a
little bit faster.
Worth a try.
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Written by: John Evans
Although the term 'computer security' is used a lot, the
content of a computer is actually vulnerable to only a few risks unless
the computer is connected to others on a network. As the use of computer
networks (especially the Internet) has increased dramatically during the
past few years, the term computer security is now used to describe issues
referring to the networked use of computers and their resources.
The major technical areas of computer security are confidentiality,
integrity and authentication/availability.
- Confidentiality, also known as secrecy or privacy, means that the
information you own cannot be accessed by unauthorized parties. Breaches
of confidentiality range from the embarrassing to the disastrous.
- Integrity means that your information is protected against unauthorized
changes that are undetectable to authorized users. The integrity of
databases and other resources are usually compromised through hacking.
- Authentication means that an user is who he claims to be.
- Availability means that the resources are accessible by authorized
parties. Examples of availability attacks are the 'denial of service'
attacks.
Other important things that the computer security professionals are
concerned about are access control and nonrepudiation. Access control
refer not only to the fact that users can only access the resources and
services they are entitled to, but also to the fact that they can't be
denied to access the resources they legitimately expect. Nonrepudiation
means that a person who sends a message cannot deny he sent it and vice
versa.
In addition to these technical aspects, the concept of computer security
is very large. Computer security's roots are drawn from disciplines like
ethics and risk analysis and the major topics that are concerning it are
computer crime (tries to prevent, detect and remedy attacks) and
identity/anonymity in cyberspace.
Although confidentiality, integrity and authenticity are the most
important things when it comes to computer security in general, for
everyday internet users, privacy is the most important one, because many
people think that they have nothing to hide or the information they give
doesn't seem sensitive when they register with an internet service/site.
But remember that, on the internet, information is very easily shared
among companies and small pieces of related information from different
sources can be linked together to form something alot more complex about a
person. Because of this, nowadays, the ability to maintain control over
what information is collected about them, who may use it and how it can be
used is extremely important.
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Buffalo, NY -- Computer SOS, Inc., a full service technology solutions firm, is pleased to announce the release of a newly upgraded League Management and Online Player Registration Software application. The most recent "Manage Your League" software package offers sports leagues the improved benefits of online registration, payment processing, secure access, content management, and much more.
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