There was a time when computer jargon was understood by bespectacled persons only. Those days are definitely gone. At present, everybody knows what OS means or what AV stands for.

The computer will undoubtedly beat sliced bread as the most common item known to man in a few years time. When that point comes, don’t be surprised if the United Nations adds Assembly Language, Visual Basic, or C++ along with Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish as one of its official languages.

A working knowledge of computers is unquestionably indispensable. It’s not that hard to learn how to use one. You don’t have to buy a dozen Dummies book about PCs in order to learn how to operate them. All you have to do is devote a few hours of your day on a daily basis in pounding that keyboard and see what happens on the screen. Trust me, the method may seem to be designed for Neanderthals, but this was how many computer geeks learned their favorite pastime.

Make sure that your PC is safe from external threats so that you won’t be disturbed in trying to find out what those F keys are for. System file or Windows registry infection could surely hamper your effort in trying to get to know your unit more intimately. Invest in an antivirus and a registry cleaner before you do anything with your PC.

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Don’t you just love the “undo” function or feature in some programs?

We’ve all been careless at some point when we were writing a report, filling the cells in a spreadsheet application, or writing a C or Visual Basic program. Committing a mistake or making a simple typographical error in Microsoft Word won’t spell disaster to your article. Just press Ctrl+Z to get your word processor do that back-to-the-future thing.

Committing a mistake in writing a news or feature article is not devastating. All you have to do is make the necessary changes. However, committing an error while editing or modifying a critical system file, such as the Windows registry, could have a drastic and irreversible consequence on your system.

Some people want to do things by themselves. For example, programmers would rather debug program themselves than delegate this task to an application that is specially made for that purpose. While a hands-on approach to PC problems is commendable, it is sometimes undesirable. Take, for example, the need to clean up the system registry. Those who know a lot about registries could do this with their eyes closed. However, as many PC users are not that knowledgeable or familiar with the intricacies of an OS or of the hardware itself, it is imperative that they leave these tasks to programs that are designed to handle these problems.

If you’re not that well-versed in PC operations or applications, don’t tinker with system files, especially with the Windows registry. Invest in system utilities, such as a registry cleaner. This would prevent you from causing havoc to your unit.

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