10 Most Common Tech Queries and Their Resolutions

In today’s world, where each day, every second, and every moment is occupied with the usages of high-tech gadgets.

In today’s world, where each day, every second, and every moment is occupied with the usages of high-tech gadgets to perform your routine tasks, having technical queries has become very common. While accessing the web, or helping your kids in completing their school assignments, it’s obvious that you might come across some technical issues, leaving you annoyed and worried. So, who will help you with the same to fix your devices on time and let you complete your scheduled work within the stipulated time-frame? Having basic knowledge of fixing errors and resolving tech issues can help you save a lot of dollars and time that you could use for other productive purposes.

A PC user might come across certain tech issues every day, but they don't know why actually they’re occurring and what they should do to prevent or fix them. Poor signal strength, frequent battery drain outs, sudden shutdowns, virus attacks, resetting my router, and online account or PC hacks are some of the common problems that need to be addressed. You might have called your tech-savvy friend or a professional tech expert to answer all your queries related to the most common tech conundrums.

But, now this guide will help you resolve many of them on your own:

1. Device’s battery drain-out too often?

Many of you might have faced this issue while working on the most prominent tasks, when your device turned out slow or out of battery and didn’t allow you to do so. Some people might recommend you to drain your battery completely or keep it between 40% and 80% before charging it to make it last longer. Presently, all of your gadgets come with Lithium Ion batteries that are easy to take care of and doesn’t require any special treatment or recommendations before plugging in the charger. You can easily perform shallow discharges, keep them cool, and don't plug-in for charging when they're running at 100% battery to make them last longer.

2. Why you should not use a public Wi-Fi?

You might go to many public places where Wi-Fi access is offered for free and you can take advantage of it to access your social network profiles, check emails, and other things. But have you ever thought that the time you’re invested in finding a free Wi-Fi, may turn unfruitful to you just because they might steal your personal data. Yes, it’s true, public Wi-Fi networks have their own share of problems related to poor connectivity and security issues.

Users should understand that even if the Wi-Fi network is password protected, it will not be able to keep you safe from other users on the network. An active tech geek or a potential hacker can easily see what you're doing and sharing, and may steal your personal information or passwords for their vested interests. Therefore, it is highly recommended not to use public Wi-Fi altogether.

3. How to judge a spam email?

A fake promise, an ambitious promotion, or an unrealistic promise can easily let you know that the email is a spam. An email containing details about ‘I lost 30 pounds in five hours by taking this special pill!’ is obviously fake because this process is scientifically not possible. You might have come across the word ‘Phishing’ as many of the spammers use a complete look-alike image to make the spam mail look like it's coming from a legitimate source.

An active hacker or malware author may ask you to click a PayPal.com, link that looks like the actual financial website, but it goes to their fake website that steals all your details that you’ve typed in. To avoid those tricks, you should always check the URL and type it yourself in the address bar to reduce identity thefts. Additionally, ensure that those links are not delivered to your friends, family, and relatives enlisted in your mail’s contact or address book.

4. How a user will be affected, if a site he uses gets hacked?

You may come to know that the site you’ve been using for long has been compromised last night through mass media sources like newspapers. The first question that comes into your mind will be that what would happen if it has got its security compromised? The hackers will extract your username and password to gain access over your account and may steal your personal and financial details for their personal benefits. It is recommended not to choose easy passwords and store them in a highly secured environment to avoid such threats.

Alternately, you can also protect yourself with a good password manager, by using a different yet strong password for each site you use, and create backup plans to fight such situations.

5. If I download a movie on BitTorrent, will I be caught by my parents, employers, and authorities?

The answer to this question is a clear YES, because all the media companies, IT service managers, employers, and several parents keep a check on the content that you download. Your Internet service provider also takes active part in watching the traffic that is running on your IP address and can also gain access over the details associated to torrenting. The legal consequences of doing so can be throttled speeds, getting letters from your ISP, or other minute punishments to make you realize that the practice is illegitimate. Despite the fact that you can easily keep yourself anonymous, but always remember that nothing is foolproof.

6. What effects do viruses, Trojans, and other malware actually have?

Even a student from primary wing can understand that viruses aren’t good for the performance and security of your PC. Everyone has a clear idea that these infections are bad, but many of them might not be aware of the process on which they actually operate. Viruses create a copy of themselves, infect your device, spreads from one PC to another, and damage your software as well as hardware components.

On the other hand Trojans look normal, but contains special programming code that keeps a track of all your PC activities, deliver the details to its author, and let him control your computer. Having an efficient antivirus program is the only solution to such issues, as it cannot remove the infection but will restrict them from entering your devices.

7. Why you need to care about your online privacy?

Getting your username, password, personal details, or credit card information stolen is like a worst nightmare a user can ever have. Ideally, you should restrict yourself from sharing your personal details, history, and special events on Facebook and other social platforms because you never know that when a hacker will attack you. Be extra careful about what you put on Facebook, personal blog, or anywhere else as anyone can see that and make severe plans to steal your identity.

8. Why you should eject USBs from your device, before you plug-out?

Have you ever thought that why your PC warns you about ejecting the USB drives before you remove them forcefully? It's because a computer runs on a write caching to improve performance technology that lets you copy things from your USB stick to the hard drive. When you copy something, sometimes it tells you that the task is completed, but actually it’s not. The drive is waiting for some more tasks to come so that all of them will be completed at once.

Therefore, when a user presses eject, the technology ensures that it finishes anything that is scheduled or queued to be transferred. Users should ensure that they don't plug-out their USB devices, before it's done. Keeping your USB drives plugged-in can also drain out some extra battery power and leave you annoyed during crucial work hours.

9. Why pay extra dollars to get the cables?

A common tech problem when you’ve recently bought yourself a shiny new Blu-Ray player, is that how to get an HDMI cable to go with it. The seller may hand over a cable that costs really high and you buy it because you need it. Do you know that the cables with gold-plated connectors or fancy shielding can produce a better picture however, the modern digital cables such as HDMI and USB are much simpler.

A cheap cable from a local shop or store will also work with your device, hence, don't waste your money on it. Buy a refurbished and skip the extended warranty to save even more money on your newly purchased device.

10. Why you should keep resetting your router?

You might have come across several Internet issues where your Internet gets finicky, delivers less bandwidth, sends in connection errors, or may get disconnected too often. Under such situations, you might have unplugged your router, plug it back in, and all of a sudden it starts working again. Have you ever thought that why would it happen? Overheating, getting bogged down from too much traffic, or power issues can be the reason behind such situations. So next time if you face any such Internet related issues, all you need to do is get it fixed by constantly resetting your router with the gap of full 10 seconds before you unplug it.

Brooke M. Perry is an ardent technician associated with Qresolve remote computer support with wide experience of fixing issues with PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. With a strong track record of devising effective ways of internet security and system security, she has so far helped thousands of users across the globe.

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