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Employability Skills Notes Class X

Here are the answers to your questions: 1. Mention few ways in which a computer gets infected with virus: - Downloading files/programs from untrusted websites - Opening email attachments from unknown senders - Using infected USB drives or other removable media - Visiting malicious websites 2. Can computer virus infect hardware? No, computer viruses cannot directly infect hardware. However, some viruses may cause hardware issues indirectly by overloading system resources. 3. What are the common signs of a virus attack? - Computer running slower than usual - Pop-up windows appearing frequently - Unexpected messages on screen - Program malfunctions and errors - Files being deleted or modified without permission

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Employability Skills Notes Class X

Here are the answers to your questions: 1. Mention few ways in which a computer gets infected with virus: - Downloading files/programs from untrusted websites - Opening email attachments from unknown senders - Using infected USB drives or other removable media - Visiting malicious websites 2. Can computer virus infect hardware? No, computer viruses cannot directly infect hardware. However, some viruses may cause hardware issues indirectly by overloading system resources. 3. What are the common signs of a virus attack? - Computer running slower than usual - Pop-up windows appearing frequently - Unexpected messages on screen - Program malfunctions and errors - Files being deleted or modified without permission

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Self management is vital because it leads to following benefits:

•Improves mood
•Boosts immune system
•Promotes longevity
•Leads to burst of physical strength, which is vital for reaching goal
•Complete mental and physical engagement for task accomplishment
•Increases efficiency and effectiveness
•Prevents psychological disorders and behavioral problems

Following activities aid in stress management.


Physical Exercise
When stress affects the brain, rest of the body also feels the impact. Physical exercise in the
form of walking, skipping or for that matter indulging in any sports has been found to
relieve stress as they stabilize mood, improve self esteem and induce sleep.
Yoga
Yoga is a school of Hindu philosophy that reduces stress. Yoga includes a series of postures
and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of body and mind.
Meditation
It is a practice where an individual is supposed to focus his/her mind on a particular object,
thought or activity to achieve a calm mental state reducing stress.
Enjoying
Recreational activities like watching movies, attending concerts, pl
aying games, involving in adventure sports, singing, dancing or even sketching can help
individuals transcend to a happier mental state and help manage stress.
Going On Vacations with Family and Friends
Vacations provide an opportunity of taking a holiday from our routine and appreciate different
facets of life. Vacations can be taken up to friends and relatives’ place as well as to far flung
attractive locations. Vacationing helps in destressing individuals.
Taking Nature Walks
Taking nature walks in a pristine environment of a national park or a sanctuary or a trail in
country side / village, brings us a calmness by allowing our over stimulated minds a chance to
relax and helps us to relax

Importance of The Ability to Work Independently


The following benefits of working independently advocate its importance.
•Ensures greater learning.
•Individuals feel more empowered and responsible.
•It provides flexibility to choose and define working hours and working mechanisms.
•Failure and success of the task assigned are accounted for by individuals.
•Individuals become assets to organizations, groups, and nations at large.
•It ensures creativity and satisfaction amongst individuals.

Enhancing Ability to Work Independently will help individuals to take the ownership of task
Ability to work independently can be enhanced by being self aware, self motivated and self
regulated.
Self Awareness Having conscious knowledge of your own self, capabilities, feelings and one’s own
character is called as self awareness. It helps individuals to chart their ways for working independently.
They become aware of their strengths and weak points and work accordingly. They try to focus on
strengths to
become successful in various arenas of life.
Self-Motivation
Self motivated individuals have an inner urge to do something, achieve their goals without any
external pressure/lure for award or appreciation. It is a life skill and must be necessarily developed.
Self-Regulation
Self regulation guides independent individuals as it helps them consider long term consequences
rather than just transient feelings. It leads to a responsible and a value driven behaviour. It teaches
Self control and well directed efforts to reach goal. Self regulation inculcates discipline that helps
in consistent efforts to move towards goal.

Always keep in mind the ABC of stress management


A: Adversity or the stressful event
B: Beliefs or the way you respond to the event
C: Consequences or actions and outcomes of the event

How to Set Goals? We can use SMART method to set goals. SMART stands for:

Specific: A specific and clear goal answers six questions.


Who is involved in the goal? What do I want to do? Where do I start? When do I start and
finish? Which means do I use? Why am I doing this?

Measureable: A measureable goal answers the questions “How much?”, “How many?” and
“How do I know that I have achieved results?”
Achievable : Breaking down big goals into smaller parts will make the goal achievable.
Realistic: A realistic goal would be something that we want to achieve and can work towards.
Time bound: A SMART goal should have a timeframe by when the goal needs to be achieved.
This encourages us to take actions to completely fulfill the goals.

Commonly used operating system are

Preparing maintenance schedule


Regular maintenance of the computer system is very important.
Some of the maintenance activities are:
•Keep the components of the computer, like keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. clean.
•Replace hardware that is not functioning properly
•Keep food items away from the computer
•Cables and chords should not be messed up
•Removing unauthorized software from the computer
•Take regular backup of the data
•Ensure backups are working properly by periodically restoring or checking of data. You
should
use external hard drive for backup of data on your computer.
•Run anti-virus periodically
•Keep anti-virus software up to date
•Do not overcharge the batteries
•Do not block the vents
•Always shut down the computer properly
Regular scans should be done to check for viruses, malware, etc. An effective antivirus software
should be installed in your computer. Always keep your anti-virus software updated so that
it can detect new viruses. Full system scan should be done to periodically, preferably weekly
to scan for viruses.
A regular disk defragmentation should be done to remove all unnecessary
information that slows down the computer. Disk defragmentation done at regular
intervals helps the disc space to be used at an optimal level. Take regular backup of the
data on your computer. In case the data is lost due to any reason, system failure, virus attack,
etc. , you can easily retrieve your data using backup files till your last update.
System should be upgraded with new updates that were not there at the time of
purchase, like, increasing RAM, to improve the performance. Also storage space should also
be increased for storage of more information.
If you are getting some disc errors, then make sure that temporary internet files are deleted from
time to time.
Removing Temporary Files
Temporary files are created when you are running computer programs. Microsoft Windows
and Windows programs often create a .TMP file as a temporary file
.
Temporary files are also created by web browsers to store your web browser history.
These temporary files consume a significant amount of disk space and should be removed to
free up space
<D> Removing files of Temporary Folder
The steps to remove files of temporary folder are:
1.Press Windows button + R on the keyboard.
2.The Run dialog box appears.
3.Type %temp%
4.The Temp folder Opens Click Ctrl + A to select all the files in the folder. Press
Delete key.
1. Mention few ways in which a computer gets infected with virus.
2.Can computer virus infect hardware?
3.What are the common signs of a virus attack?
4.How can you prevent your computer from virus infection?
5.What is the use of antivirus software? Name any two commonly used anti-virus software.

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