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Printer and virus management

Unit objectives Perform various printing tasks,

including installing printer drivers, printing documents, monitoring print jobs, and changing printer preferences

Protect your computer against viruses, and use and update antivirus software

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Topic A

Topic A: Printer management Topic B: Viruses

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Printer management

Printers:– Hardware devices used to print files– Attached:

To a port on the back of the computer Through a network Through the Internet

Logical printer:– Software – Used to communicate with the printer

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Adding a printer

1. Choose Start, Settings, Printers

2. Double-click Add Printer

3. Click Next

4. Select either Local printer or Network printer

5. Click Next

6. Follow wizard instructions

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Changing the default printer

1. Choose Start, Settings, Printers

2. Select a printer from the list

3. Choose File, Set as Default Printer

4. Close the Printers window

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Printing documents

Windows Explorer– Select the document– Choose File, Print

Software application– Open the document – Choose File, Print

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The Print queue window

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The Properties dialog box

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The Printing Preferences dialog box

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Topic B

Topic A: Printer management Topic B: Viruses

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Viruses

Instructions (programs) that interrupt the normal operations of a computer

Sources:– Removable media (disks)– Internet (e-mail attachments or

downloaded files)

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Protection against viruses

Make regular backups Write-protect floppy disks Use antivirus software:

– McAfee– Norton

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Scanning files

Antivirus software checks for viruses and cleans files

McAfee antivirus software:– On-Access Scanning– On-Demand Scanning

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Unit summary

Learned how to perform various printing tasks:– Installing printer drivers– Printing documents– Monitoring print jobs– Changing printer preferences

Learned how to protect your computer against viruses, and learned how to use and update antivirus software