Description
The purpose of this activity is to review your computer
operating system and also to share your software update strategy.
Access the
Computer Hope
(Links to an external site.)website
and read the note about operating systems. Then, perform an
operating system check by selecting the bullet that says, “Online
system information tool to display your operating system
information." This website
triesto see what software is installed via the web browser
but doesn't always get it right.
A more in-depth tool is
Belarc Advisor®
(Links to an external site.), which
is a free software for Windows® computers that provides many
details such as software, hardware, missing updates, and much more.
The Belarc tool does require an installation and will take a few
minutes to scan your computer. Use of this tool is optional.
Apple®/macOS® users: select the Apple icon in the menu bar and
then select "About this Mac". When that opens, select "
System Report
(Links to an external site.)". Note
the sections of Hardware, Network, and Software on the menu.
Thinking big picture, almost from its inception, the personal
computer marketplace became fragmented around choices about which
operating system people thought was best or coolest, or about which
choice of systems offered users the best integrated and reliable
options versus price. But while that Apple vs. Microsoft debate
rages on, look what's happened: the basic idea of personal
computing has profoundly changed. It's not only about manipulating
the contents of files anymore -- it's more about bringing streams
of interaction to your fingertips, or to the blink of your eye. Other portable device makers have entered this marketplace --
Linux-based choices, Android-based systems (owned by Google), and
other technologies are becoming more and more commonplace.
Dual-personality systems (or "dual-boot") are much easier to buy
and operate. And the devices themselves come with the underlying OS
buried further and further away from what the user interacts
with. In your reply, discuss your operating system(s) using a screen
recording tool and audio. Feel free to show the tools mentioned in
the description section, your computer settings, update settings (
Win10
(Links to an external site.),
macOS
(Links to an external site.)), etc.
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