1. Save work often and regularly.
          2. On a regular basis, make backup copies of work on a separate disk (or tape) from the original.
          3. Protect against computer viruses. (For the latest information about viruses, link to http://www.udel.edu/topics/virus on the University's web site.)
          4. Do not share passwords, PINs or accounts.
     
         
        Viruses Magnetic fields Physical abuse
        Disk failures What can damage the data on your computer? 
                 		 Flood
        Lightning strikes Power surges
         
                     
                     
March 1998
University of Delaware