SCIENTIFIC METHOD EXAMPLE: SLOW COMPUTER
Cristian Cerrud
8-990-1532
1. Make an observation 2. Make a question
Suppose you have to do some work for today but
when you turn on the computer it takes a long time Why is my computer taking so
to load and enter the programs. long to load?
3. Propose a hypothesis 4. Make predictions.
It is possible that the computer is slow due to an excess of files, So if I clean my files, uninstall apps I don't use, and check my
photos or videos or it is due to some unknown virus that may have computer for malware, the problem should be resolved.
been acquired by entering an unknown page.
5. Try the predictions 6. Iterate.
In this case I will delete all kinds of files, applications
that do not work for me and I will see that there is no
malware to see if the computer is faster.
If the method I used works, what I have to do so that it doesn't
happen again is to maintain order with the applications, files and
check that there is no malware on a daily basis.
and if the hypothesis does not work what I have to do is format the
computer