COMPUTER SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE POINT

Extend your smartphone's battery life Use auto-brightness for the screen A smartphone’s screen consumes more energy than any other component, so the easiest way to cut down battery drain is to reduce your screen brightness. In an hourlong test, an iPhone 6S used 54% less battery power with the screen brightness at minimum as compared with maximum brightness. An Android test phone used 30% less. But it’s tough to use a dim screen in bright environments, so most phones offer an auto-brightness mode that automatically adjusts the screen’s brightness based on ambient light. The Wirecutter found that enabling auto-brightness saved a good amount of battery life. Block power-sucking ads When browsing the web, your smartphone also burns through power when it downloads mobile ads on websites. Installing an ad blocker will greatly extend battery life. Tweak your email settings Email can have a major impact on battery life if you have multiple email accounts and receive lots of email. Y...

Laptop Problems & Solutions 1.Basic Hints & Tips Many of the following may seem like the obvious, but they are often the solution to a problem when your computer appears not to be working. 2.Power Is the computer actually plugged into a working electrical outlet? If plugged into a power strip, make sure it is actually working. Check the LED Power Indicators to see the computer's power status. 3. Connections Check all the cables to make sure that there are no loose connections anywhere. 4. Laptop won't boot up properly. There are many things that can go wrong with the operating system and other software on laptops. Many laptops have customised software installed according to a persons needs. One easy trick is to try to go into Safemode by pressing the F8 key on your keyboard during startup and try to clean up your laptop using antivirus. If the need arises to reformat the laptop, reinstall the operating system from the CDs that were supplied with the laptop. You wi...