Revision: Last Week

Devices to store files / folders

Folder Properties

Windows Explorer
(Navigation)
Discussion - Viruses
What is a computer virus?
 Small programs which move from one computer to another, and
cause damage and disruption in computers. They are harmful
software

How are viruses spread?

 Inserting an infected disk in a computer (pendrive, CD/DVD,
memory card etc)
 Opening infected files attached to an email
 Sharing infected files on a network
 Downloading infected files from the internet (websites etc)
Viruses
How can we prevent our computers from contracting
a virus?

Do not open emails if you do not who is sending them

Do not open files if you do not know what they are
(especially from the internet)
Be careful which website you visit and do not give any
username and passwords to others.
Install (and update) and Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Virus Software
What is an Anti-Virus Software?

Program which protects your computer against viruses

They scan all your files and folders to check for viruses
If a virus is detected, the Anti Virus software removes it
from your computer
It is used as a safety program to safeguard your
computer
Using an Anti-Virus Software
Usually, these software are setup to do automatic
scans (for example everyday at 6pm)

This means, it will check your computer and will

update itself automatically

You can scan different parts of your computer:

Whole Computer
A particular file / folder (individual files)
One hard disk / cd / pendrive etc
Updating an Anti-Virus Software
Do we need to update an AV Software? Why?

New viruses are created everyday

The Anti Virus Software should be updated to make
sure your computer is safe against new viruses
An Anti Virus Software which is not updated will not
protect your computer
Make sure you update your Anti Virus Software
frequently!
Revision of Module 2
We covered the following topics:

Introduction to Computer Desktop & Icons

Changing Computer Desktop Settings (Date & Time, Volume,
Background etc)
Print Screen + Active Window
Devices to store Files & Folders (Hard Disk, Pendrive, CD/DVD,
Memory Cards, Network Drives)
How to navigate to a file & folder using Windows Explorer
Computer Viruses & Antivirus Software
Next Topic
Module 3 – Word Processing

We will be studying and practicing skills on Microsoft

Word

Make sure you have a pendrive with you each week