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    The Computer User's Survival Handbook: Why Is My Computer Slow?
    The Computer User's Survival Handbook: Why Is My Computer Slow?
    The Computer User's Survival Handbook: Why Is My Computer Slow?
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    The Computer User's Survival Handbook: Why Is My Computer Slow?

    By Laszlo Szenes

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    You want your computer to be fast, right?

    So, why is it slow? What can you do about it?

    This book will give you the answers to these questions, so that you understand and can handle all of the most common reasons for computer slowness using free tools.

    It is written with non-geeks in mind using plain English whenever possible and providing plenty of illustrations and examples.

    The information in this book is based on over 10 years of repairing computers of all kinds, and thousands of cases successfully handled.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaszlo Szenes
    Release dateNov 10, 2016
    ISBN9781370138753
    The Computer User's Survival Handbook: Why Is My Computer Slow?
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    Laszlo Szenes

    Laszlo Szenes is a computer programmer and computer repair man. He had built up and ran a very successful, highly rated computer repair business in Indianapolis. He has over 10 years, and thousands of first hand experience with computer issues and computer users. He also enjoys sharing his knowledge of computers with others and is passionate about making computers more understandable for everybody.

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      The Computer User's Survival Handbook - Laszlo Szenes

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      Why Is My Computer Slow?

      Introduction

      We all want our computers fast, right?

      So, why is it slow?

      If you read this booklet you will find out that, and also will know what to do about it.

      In order to handle anything, understanding is a key factor. Therefore, the first part will deal with the reasons why computers can go slow, or sometimes just appear to be slow. Then, once you understand the reasons, I'll show you what you can do about them.

      I know very well that most of the computer users are not techies (geeks, etc) so I wrote this booklet in as plain English as possible. However, it's unavoidable that I will have to use some technical words. In order to assist your understanding I also created an easy to understand glossary – found in the back of this booklet. Each tech word that can be found in the glossary will be indicated with orange dotted underscoring. For example: geek

      . If you have any slightest doubt or question as to what the word means then I would encourage you to look it up. Knowing the terminology will not only help you to understand this booklet but anything else you might read about computers – so it's a good investment!

      This booklet is part of the Computer User's Survival Handbook series. Which will contain educational materials and tips/solution to this and many other topics such as viruses

      , basic troubleshooting and maintenance, and so on.

      So, let's see...

      Why is my computer slow?

      The most common reasons

      Here's the list of what I've found to be the cause behind slow computers

      :

      Viruses

      .

      These are unwanted programs

       that are running on your computer in the background (behind the scenes) without showing anything on your screen. They use up your computers resources and thus making it slow.

      Too many running programs.

      Each program that is running at a given time is using up the computer's resources. Because the computer have limited resources and the operating system

      is trying to make sure that each program is getting its fair share, these resources get spread thin. This means that the program that you are using at the moment will not get enough resources to operate at the speed that you expect it.

      traffic-jam

      As an analogy, imagine that the programs are cars and the computer resources are represented by the road infrastructure (lanes, intersections, lights, roundabouts, etc). As long as there are not many cars on the roads then everybody can travel at a good speed. But as soon as the number of cars on the roads at the same time increases, the resources get scarce for each car and everybody starts to travel more slowly in general.

      Unfortunately, there are a lot of software that you install will add components that start every time that you restart your computer. These are responsible for the long wait when you start your system or log in. For example: AOL is a bad offender on this. It starts 3 or 4 components which keeps on running afterwards, using up resources.

      too-many-toolbars

      It should also be mentioned the toolbars 

      and plugins

       for web browsers

      . These little programs that run inside the browser giving extra functions (or sometimes generating ads for you). These can really slow things down or mess things up. So, only use and install those and really need. The only one I really find necessary is ad-blocking, such as uBlock Origin.

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