Soon after acquiring a PC or laptop, the newly-made owner faces a serious question about what programs are needed for the computer. All of them are conditionally divided into two groups: those necessary to ensure the operability of the component components, as well as those needed by the user himself.
Just to figure out what programs are needed for the computer, and then forget about it, is not recommended. A prudent owner will compile a list of them, prepare and write them to a CD or, more universally, to a specially acquired flash drive. Why is this so important? To understand, let's imagine the following situation: the operating system for one reason or another stops working. The reasons can be very different: the actions of viruses, the appearance of the BAD sector on the hard disk, software errors, etc. There is only one solution - reinstalling the system. And what programs are needed for the computer? Already not to remember. One thing is obvious - an operating system distribution kit on bootable media is required. After installing it, a novice user will be faced with the lack of the most necessary: most of the video files cannot be played, the Internet cannot be accessed, since the network interfaces do not work, you can’t play games, even documents open through one. It is unlikely that this will please anyone. Just in order to avoid this, you should remember what programs are needed for the computer, and have them at hand. This is not just important, but necessary.
So which computer applications should be recorded? As already indicated, their two groups.
First, prepare the drivers. These are special programs that control the operation of components. Without them, the components are useless "glands", as they are not able to perform the required functions. The system is installed once. To find them, you need to go to the website of the laptop developer in the download section for your model and download drivers for the devices. Typically, the list contains those for audio, video, network card, as well as for the chipset. For peripheral devices (printers, scanners, modems, mice, etc.), you should also go to the relevant sites and download software. For example, if the computer is equipped with a Canon printer, then open the corresponding website and download the driver for the model used.
Having prepared the driver package, we determine which best computer programs are needed. The best ones because they satisfy the user to the maximum extent. All these programs belong to the second group.
Each computer owner must have an operating system drive. This is the main thing. Next, you need to download a set of codecs, without which it will be impossible to play many multimedia files. For example, K-Lite Codec pack. It is better to replace the standard player with alternative solutions - PotPlayer and ZoomPlayer for video and the famous Winamp for sound.
To work with office documents, you can stop at MS Office or the free Open Office, which has similar capabilities.
It is better to explore the world of the Internet not with the built-in Explorer, but with Opera, Firefox, Google Chrome browsers - to choose from or all at once.
To communicate, you need to download Skype, ICQ or an alternative - Mail.ru Agent. The choice of program depends on which system the user is used to talking to.
It is more convenient to download files by specialized programs, for example, Download Master.
One of the most important points is the choice of an antivirus solution. Among the selected programs, an antivirus must be present. Not a simple, but a comprehensive package that includes a firewall, antivirus, and other "utilities." These are Internet Security class programs, so we choose among them. If at the time of disk preparation some kind of anti-virus solution is already being used, and it’s paid (the key is purchased), then, of course, you need to save the distribution of this application.
A complete list of programs cannot be given, since each user has his own requests and requirements.