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    SAMN32C: System Administration and Maintenance

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    The document discusses common computer problems and their probable causes. It provides a table with 15 common problems listed in the left column and prompts students to discuss the probable software and hardware causes for each. The problems range from a slow computer and apps not working to issues with peripherals, freezing, blue screens of death, and more. Students are organized into groups to collaborate and complete the table by determining the potential software and hardware root causes of the various issues.

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    SAMN32C: System Administration and Maintenance

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    The document discusses common computer problems and their probable causes. It provides a table with 15 common problems listed in the left column and prompts students to discuss the probable software and hardware causes for each. The problems range from a slow computer and apps not working to issues with peripherals, freezing, blue screens of death, and more. Students are organized into groups to collaborate and complete the table by determining the potential software and hardware root causes of the various issues.

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    The document discusses common computer problems and their probable causes. It provides a table with 15 common problems listed in the left column and prompts students to discuss the probable software and hardware causes for each. The problems range from a slow computer and apps not working to issues with peripherals, freezing, blue screens of death, and more. Students are organized into groups to collaborate and complete the table by determining the potential software and hardware root causes of the various issues.

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    SAMN32C: System Administration and Maintenance

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    The document discusses common computer problems and their probable causes. It provides a table with 15 common problems listed in the left column and prompts students to discuss the probable software and hardware causes for each. The problems range from a slow computer and apps not working to issues with peripherals, freezing, blue screens of death, and more. Students are organized into groups to collaborate and complete the table by determining the potential software and hardware root causes of the various issues.

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    SAMN32C: System Administration and Maintenance

    Group Members:

    1. 3.
    2. 4.

    Midterm Period
    Common Computer Problems
    Activity No. 8:

    Directions: Your teacher will group you into 4 members and to discuss the common computer
    problems. Each member will collaborate his/her team and to complete the given table by
    answering the probable cause for the software and hardware failures. Please refer to the
    example given below. The teacher will facilitate and organize the MS Team Channel for the
    breakout session for the group activity.

    PROBLEM SOFTWARE HARDWARE

    Could be malware, too Could be hard drive is


    many start-up items fragmented or starting to
    Computer is slow
    (Windows) or build-up of fail, not enough RAM or an
    temporary files old CPU

    It could be hardware failure


    or system instability can
    It could be malware
    1. Computer keeps trigger the computer to reboot
    attack, faulty windows
    restarting automatically. The problem
    update, etc.
    could be RAM, hard drive,
    power supply etc.

    2. Keyboard, mouse, printer Probably computer port


    Probably it could be driver
    or other peripherals aren’t issues, and this can cause by
    issues.
    working properly wrong drivers

    3. Peripheral commands
    interpreted incorrectly

    4. App command not Probably the application was Cause by many different
    working unable to start properly due programs resulting the
    hardware in computer, lack
    to corrupted system files,
    of system resources or
    missing download files and
    software bugs can cause app
    etc.
    command to stop working

    Probably when too many


    people get online at the same It could be problem in
    wi-fi in terms of streaming, modem or router wi-fi signal
    5. Internet is slow
    downloading, and playing or and signal strength on cable
    updating application line.
    software

    Probably too many files, Could be loose cables or


    video, songs, and other older modems and routers
    6. Downloads take forever
    application was downloaded may hinder full access to
    at the same time internet original speed

    Sometimes cause by
    unresponsive application
    software abnormally while
    you attempt to start or exit
    Probably caused by hard
    the application program and
    drive, an overheating CPU,
    7. Computer freezes too many apps running on
    bad memory, or failure to
    task manager/ computer
    power supply
    where it may cause PC to run
    low on resources as memory
    is used by several
    applications

    Probably the file format is


    unrecognizable followed by Most likely the program itself
    bad file association and or computer and mobile
    8. Attachments won’t open
    compressed files which may devices is not supported by
    hinder to access/ open the the de-compression program
    file

    9. PC blue screen of death

    Probably caused by existing Probably the device or


    adware that hides your computer are not updated a
    computer, or tech support long time ago or not
    10. Pop-up ads scam used to convince the supported anymore which
    users in terms of warning can cause the device itself to
    and threatening your be intruded by several pop-
    personal information ads
    Although recovery programs
    can help open corrupted
    files, they don't always Always keep two or three
    work. You may have no updated copies on your
    11. Corrupt files or long
    choice but to delete the bad computer or keep a copy on
    delays accessing files
    file and start over from a separate storage device
    scratch. such as a USB flash drive.

    13. : Force-close
    unresponsive tabs.
    Sometimes, Chrome
    tabs lock up Internet performing slow due
    or freeze. In such to two reasons. May be one
    situations, use app is running in your pc
    the Chrome task which consuming more
    manager to force- bandwidth than it requires or
    12. Google performing oddly
    close individual tabs. your hard disk may be failed.
    Go to
    the More menu, then
    select More
    Tools > Task
    Manager.

    14. Sudden shut off…or


    sudden anything weird

    15. Graphical errors like your


    computer screen are
    jumbled

    16. Unusual noises

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