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Dr. Keen
Cyber Defender & Diagnostics Lab Technician
Dr. Keen is in charge of Diagnostics and has the equipment and knowledge to fix most computer related problems.
Abandoned by her computer hacker parents when she was a child, Dr. Keen focuses on helping others overcome the attacks of cyber criminals just like her parents.
You can't direct the wind but you can adjust the sails
- Anonymous
French fries
Interests:Inventing, watercolor, playing fetch with Scout
Scout
Cyber Defender & Dr. Keen's robot assistant
Scout is in charge of keeping the Cyber Defense Force's security measures up-to-date. His computer brain carries fixes to most security and computer problems that can be administered at any time.
Scout is always eager to help make Cyberspace a safe and fun place.
Memory chips
Interests:Fixing computers, making antidotes for malware, playing fetch
August 19 2009
How Computers Work: What are System Resources?
Well, basically, system resources are the computer parts used by your operating system and whatever applications you are using. The system resource people usually focus on, however, is the amount of memory the computer is using.
Whenever you start an application, that application requests a certain amount of your computer's memory. Your operating system will then free up some system resources so that it can run alongside other applications. The speed that your application opens will give you a general idea of how much memory you have available - if it opens fast, you have a lot of your system resources still available. If it opens slowly, there may be a lot of programs drawing off your system resources.
It's important to realize that when you close certain programs, you don't always get the system resources they were using. This will eventually lead to your system crashing when it runs out of memory. In order to prevent this, reboot your computer every now and then if you are using it for a long time.