Computer Installation
Computer is an electronic device that manipulates data according to a set of instructions. These instructions are mostly given by software programs, which is basically a piece of computer program code for carrying out a particular task.
Introduction to Computer Installation
Computer installation is a combination of:
• Software installation
• Hardware installation
Computer software windows installation deals with installing software programs on to a computer system for performing any specific task. For example, an operating system is responsible for management of computer hardware and software.
Your system should have pre-installed software for decompressing the compressed files. But before installing any software program, you have to check whether your system is fulfilling minimum software and hardware requirements for installation or not. You should close all other software programs in order to install new software.
In case, your system is incapable for providing minimum requirements for any software program, then you should not install that program. When any software program is installed, then some of the modification is done in configuration file, Windows registry, shared files, non-shared files, environment variables and in links. When you are installing any antivirus program, then it is required to turn off the firewall.
You have to disable the antivirus and the firewall, when you are installing any software related to computer networking. In the computer hardware installation, peripherals are connected with the computer system and their software is updated. In the external hardware of a computer system, its peripherals are connected externally via ports. In these ports, USB, serial and parallel port, Bluetooth, PC card, PS/2 are available.
You can easily connect hardware with these ports. You have to switch off your computer system and after that you can connect hardware with it. Computer hardware may also include a CD, which contains the software that will support new hardware. This software should be installed before connecting the hardware to the computer. You have to take assistance from a professional, if you want to install internal hardware of your computer system.