If you are using an older computer with a small hard drive, you should save your files to floppy disks . This will free up space on your hard drive, and should cut down on the number of times your computer freezes up. If you receive Error messages, make a note of which programs were running when the error occurred. If you are continually receiving error messages while using the same program, you may need to reinstall that program. You can order manuals for your hardware, and find general information about the product.
Zip files contain one or more files.
Zip files make it easy to group files. Transporting and copying zipped files is faster. Zip files save time and space, and make downloading software and transferring email attachments faster. In WebCT it is often necessary to send or upload a group of related files. Rather than distributing or uploading individual files, it is often easier to compress or zip the files.