Apply common preventive-maintenance techniques for operating systems.

Application should include

  • creating a preventive-maintenance plan
  • scheduling a task
  • backing up the storage device
  • updating operating systems and software
  • storing data in the cloud.

Process/Skill Question: 

  • What utilities should be run as part of regular maintenance?
  • Why does fragmentation slow down a computer system?
  • What is the advantage of optimizing the storage device? Why set up a schedule for that process to occur?