Apply: Computer Diagnostics

In this part of the lesson, you will run a computer diagnostic to determine the impact on your computer's performance. You are not asked to submit any assignment here, or to post results to a discussion board.

On a PC, you may:

Right Click on your My Computer icon, and then right click on your hard drive icon to select Properties from the context menu. In the Properties dialogue box that opens, you can select Disk Cleanup from the General tab.	Cleaning and optimizing your hard drive can save a lot of space and improve system performance.
Graph showing disk use	Graph showing disk cleanup options
Other options to maintain your computer system include defragmenting your hard drive.
Graph showing defragmenting options
On a MAC, use your System Preferences panel, to complete a Software Update. You may also want to use the Energy Saver functions found in System Preferences.
Graph showing MAC system preferences panel

There is nothing to hand in with this activity. The purpose here is to explore the different diagnostic and maintenance systems found in your computer's operating system.