Practical -Utilities

Formatting a Diskette 
When you format a disk, you divide the disk into areas tracks and sectors. 

How to format a disk?
- Insert the disk into the floppy drive
- Double click on My computer
- Right click on the drive you want to format
- Select format from the menu
- Choose full option. You may choose quick disk that has already been used, but it does not check the disk for errors and so is not generally recommend.
-Enter a label for your disk if you wish.
-If the disk will be used to boot you pc, check the box marked ' Copy system files' to format the disk as bootable.
- Click Start button.
- View the results to make sure the disk was properly formatted.

What do Scan disk do?
 Scan disk checks your disk for any errors of faults.

What is Defragmentation?
The Disk Defragmenter rearranges the files and free space on your disk so that files are opened more quickly because they are stored in adjacent (next to each other) units and free space is consolidated.

How to start a Defrag?  
- Click Start
-Point to Programs
- Point to Accessories
- Point to System Tools
- Click Disk Defragmenter

Win zip / Compressed Folders 
Folders that are compressed using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature use less space and can be transferred to other computers more quickly. 

Virus and Antivirus 

What is a computer virus?
It is a program that disrupts the normal operation of a computer. It is created intentionally to cause harm.
What is an antivirus?
An antivirus software serves to protect your computer from viruses. However it always needs updates to protect your computer from the latests viruses.