What Are Some Backup Options; Virus Protection; Ways To Avoid Virus Contamination - Acer TravelMate 4230 Training Manual

What are some backup options?

When you are at school and attached to the network, you will have a school
personal folder on the server. All your documents should be stored on the
network, in your My Documents folder – from time to time, even daily,
you should copy the contents of your My Documents folder to the server.
Use Microsoft. This is a program found in Start > All Programs >
CD Writer

Virus Protection

Antivirus software is installed on your notebook. When you are connected to
the Admin domain on the school's network, one of the first software updates
you will receive will be for your antivirus software.

Ways to avoid virus contamination

Be aware that sharing any file exposes the notebook to possible virus
contamination. Scan all files to be copied or opened from the notebook before
loading. This includes files on portable disks, zip disks, the school's network,
or files copied from the internet.
When downloading files from the internet, or viewing attachments via e-mail,
be aware that the risk of virus contamination is high. If a virus scan is
performed before a file is opened, the risk of contaminating the notebook is
minimised.
Accessories > System Tools > Backup. Microsoft Backup
puts a compressed copy of your My Documents files onto
floppy disks. You need new or reformatted floppy disks before
you start. Keep in mind that floppy disks do not hold a lot of
files. (You will also require access to a portable floppy disk
drive.)
The Restore function takes the backed up data files and
returns them to the nominated directory on the notebook.
This is better than simply saving everything twice – once on
your hard drive and once on floppies, since it compresses the
files (taking up less space) and you only need to number the
floppies (a date is a good idea too!) rather than label the
disks with a list of its contents.
If you use the built in CD Writer you can back up
your files – a CD stores up to 700MB.
A CD stores more information but takes longer to write and it
is not as simple as dragging files to an icon. CDs are,
however, much cheaper at around $0.90 ea or $1.80 for a CD
which can be overwritten and rerecorded.