From the course: Help Desk Handbook for End Users: Mobile, Networking, Security, and Troubleshooting

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AMA: Ask me anything about troubleshooting computers, part 2

AMA: Ask me anything about troubleshooting computers, part 2

- I wanted to take some time to hear from you and answer questions you might have on It fundamentals, or computer literacy. So that's why we've put together these Ask Me Anything episodes. My friend Erin is going to ask questions about stuff in this chapter from viewers like you. I also want to hear from you, as well. My email is at the end of the episode. Ask me anything! - Shanika from Austin, Texas asks, my PC runs slowly. What can I do, and what software can I use to view the health of my PC? - It's a good question. It's a good question. The PC runs slowly for a lot of reasons. So, let's look at software first. And then think about some other things that can be going wrong. The software tool that you can access very quickly to look at the resources being used by your computer. And by resources, that's a fancy term for the CPU, how hard is it working? How full is your RAM? The tool that you can use is called Task Manager. - Uh huh. - And to get to task, you can get to Task Manager…

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