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What is
Technical Support?
Application Support or
Technical support (also called tech support, or IT support) is a range of services
providing assistance with technology products such as mobile phones,
televisions, computers, software products or other electronic or mechanical
goods. Examples of different types of technical support are:
- Computer or PC support
- Server support
- Mobile phone support
- Electronic device support
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Technical support companies
attempt to help users solve specific problems with a product.
Though most people associate tech support with computers, technical
support may be necessary for almost any product, especially electronics. Most
companies offer technical support for the products they sell, either
freely available or for a fee. These types of support services are
usually referred to as a "help desk". Technical support may be
delivered via the telephone or online by e-mail or a website or a tool
where users can log a call or incident. Larger organizations frequently
have internal technical support available to their staff for computer
related problems.
The internet is also a good source for freely
available tech support, where experienced users may provide advice and
assistance with problems. |
Technical
Support Resources
Following are various technical
support resources.
| Bandwidth
Speed Test |
Technical support website that
provides various bandwidth speed tests including upload and download
speeds for your computer. |
| Dell Technical Support |
Dell Support offers drivers,
technical support and other resources online. Dell support is customized
to meet your needs. |
| Driver Guide |
A massive database of drivers,
firmware, and support documents that is by far the largest and most
comprehensive on the Web. |
| Microsoft Office |
Resources for learning about
Microsoft Office and its various components. |
| PC Diagnostics |
PC Pit stop has many different
diagnostic tests for your computer. Test your internet upload and
download speeds, scan your computer for necessary driver updates, check
for malware and viruses, and much more. |
| PC Mechanic |
PCMech is about computers and
technology and what you can do with it. PCMech is respected technology
blog featuring tips, tutorials and news designed to help you take the
fast-changing world of technology and actually put it to use in your
life. |
| Protonic Support |
protonic.com is an online
community that provides Technical support to computer users for free.
All the Technicians are volunteers, and we have been featured in many
media publications. If you have a computer problem - anything from
hardware to HTML problems - submit your question to us! You should
receive an answer to your question in your E-Mail and through our easy
to use Web Interface. |
| Tech Support Guy |
Since 1996, Tech Support Guy
has been providing free technical support to computer users of all
experience levels. |
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