Computer Maintenance Internet Scavenger Hunt Unless your computer is in its box, it
is getting dirty. Dust and lint accumulate all over it. Directions: Use the links provided to find the answers to the questions. Use a bookmark of this hunt to speed your return to this hunt page. When you finish the activity you can delete the bookmark. 1. Your computer's cursor is not going where you drag it. Before you reinstall the whole system, clean your mouse. Write the steps here: 1.
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2. Keyboards can really get gunky. List the tools you will need to clean a computer keyboard.
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containment.
3. Flat Panel LCDs - Name two things you should never use to clean a flat panel LCD screen.
Which parts of the monitor should you clean?
4. A dirty CD may not run properly. Write the important things to know about cleaning a CD.
5. What is appropriate standard maintenance on your hard drive?
What is a potential consequence of not doing them?
6. What should you NOT DO when cleaning a notebook computer?
7. Write two DOs and two DON'Ts of DVD care or handling. Second source of info
8. Watch this video Make Your Own Ethernet Cable List three other technology related topics that should be covered using this format.
9. Look into this powerful idea: You would not leave a faucet running constantly in case you want to wash your hands. How Much Juice Is Your Computer Using at Night? | Greening your computer usage “PCs are not hurt by turning them on and off a few times a day,” said Jonathan Koomey, a project scientist
at the What do you conclude should be done? Leave it on / turn it off Estimate the number of computers your school has.
Extra: What is the problem of e-waste?
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