It is very important to keep the software up to date on the computer. This is because the malicious programs, viruses and other unwanted stuff is evolving every day, and with them the anti-viruses and the internet security programs are evolving too. There is a parity and this parity is broken if the software that protects the computer is not up-to-date.
All programs that protect pcs have update functionality built within them and it should be used. But the balance should also be found between the unwanted excessive computer activity plus internet access (that’s when these programs access the internet to find out if a new version is available) and the computer performance. I recommend going for the updates once a week or manually if forgetfullness is not a user’s feature of the character. Too much update activity can be bad for a computer because there are a lot of programs that may require an update. If all of them go for it, the computer performance would just grind to a halt.
Also, the internet browsers, ftp programs and any other soft that is used for the internet access should also be updated in time. It is never acceptable to work with version 2 of the program if version 3 is out there. This might work for the programs that don’t require the internet access like text editors, DVD players, games etc but should be a rule for the programs that access the internet.
And at the end - you’ve probably guessed - Windows updates! Always keep the operating system up to date too no matter what. I would again suggest checking for updates once a week.
December 12th, 2008 - 9:10 am
Yes that is true keeping softwares up to date is the vary big things especially for those who connected to the internet because number of viruses come from spam websites. Good post thanks for sharing.