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Te chnology in Action. Chapter 2-Tibits. Did you Know?. Clicking the Windows Key Brings up the Start menu . 2-54. Cleaning Your Keyboard. 2-55. Keeping Your Keyboard Clean. 2-55. Cleaning Your Monitor. 2-63. Maintaining Your Printer. Requires very little maintenance
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Technology in Action Chapter 2-Tibits
Did you Know? • Clicking the Windows Key • Brings up the Start menu 2-54
Maintaining Your Printer • Requires very little maintenance • Do not wipe away any ink residue inside the printer. • Never manually move the printer head. • Run the printer’s cleaning cycle occasionally. • Use a cleaning sheet to brush the print head clean. • Clean the cartridge with a special fluid found where cartridges are sold. Printer Maintenance
Setting It All Up • Monitor Position • 25 inches from your eyes • At eye level • Wrists should be flat • Forearms parallel to floor • Take Breaks • Adequate Lighting • Adjustable Seating Ergonomics Equipment that maximizes productivity and minimizes fatigue 2-77
Leave the Computer ON or OFF New Computers have power management systems • Shut down only to repair, move, or install hardware. Power Management Tools • Sleep Mode: all documents, applications are in Random Access Memory and easily accessible. • Hibernation: Saves your data to the hard disk. If there is a power failure, your data is saved. 2-70/71
Motherboard: contains the circuitry that enables the computer to operate Brains Add additional peripherals Motherboard 2-76
Random Access Memory • RAM (Random Access Memory) • acts as the computer’s short-term memory • stores data temporarily as it is being processed • is considered to be volatilebecause this memory is erased when the computer is turned off 2-77