Important HR Interview Question Asked - Computer Related Jobs -What are the Things to Check if Computer is SLOW ?

 

Customer support : 

 Many interviewer would like to know your potential on how good are you at troubleshooting issues with computer performance. The issue may arrise inside or outside of  the company.   So, it is vital to understand why do PCs and computer systems slow down.  

 

Following things need to be checked:

  - Identifying programs and processes which are consuming the most resources. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up the Task Manager.  Select Processes, and then sort by both CPU and Memory to see what's tying up all the resources. 

- Identifying whether start-up time is longer than usual.  In your start menu, type "msconfig", then when the window pops up, select the "start up" tab.

- Checking disk drive utilization. You should keep the free space at at least 20%.  Things get inefficient if the drive is too full.

- Go to Computer / System Properties to view how much RAM you have. For a new system, it requires 4GB of RAM.

- Check for virus, malware, or spyware. A system could be running slow because of a virus.  Run a full system scan to check it out.

- Checking whether Computer / System  have an overzealous antivirus program. Virus scans slow down the works because they're running in the background.

- Checking whether Computer / System   back of CPU casing matted over with dust. This can prevent ventilation which cools the processors.

- Checking  Hardware conflicts and outdated drivers