I am not a “computer” expert; however I recently purchased a desktop personal computer (PC) online from www.buyithere.com. One of my friends had recently purchased a desktop and was boasting about the cost savings realized. In addition to the standard peripheral features such as keyboard and mouse, some of the specifications were as shown below: OPERATING SYSTEM UNIX PROCESSOR 2 GHz (Giga Hertz) Pentium® 4 Processor MEMORY 128 MB SDRAM HARD DRIVE 1 TB (Tera Byte) Hard Drive RPM 7200 SECURITY SOFTWARE ESET NOD32 Antivirus™ WARRANTY 3 Years on-site Warranty MONITOR HD Widescreen Ultrabright™ LCD with Multi-Touch Capable Touch Screen Solution OPTICAL DRIVES 8X DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive SOFTWARE MS OFFICE 2016, QuickBooksBig day my computer arrived and eagerly booted it up. To my disappointment I realize that I am unable to use the computer as thought. The user interface appears to be quite strange and unfamiliar. In addition, the computer took quite a while to boot up, almost 15 minutes. I also heard another of my friends complaining about not being able to get parts for a computer that recently broke down. This has me a bit worried in case I need to have a replacement part for mine.Can you help me with the following please? Use the points below to critically explain and offer recommendations: Critically explain the most likely reason(s) why my computer is booting so slowly?

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I am not a “computer” expert; however I recently purchased a desktop personal computer (PC) online from www.buyithere.com. One of my friends had recently purchased a desktop and was boasting about the cost savings realized. In addition to the standard peripheral features such as keyboard and mouse, some of the specifications were as shown below: OPERATING SYSTEM UNIX PROCESSOR 2 GHz (Giga Hertz) Pentium® 4 Processor MEMORY 128 MB SDRAM HARD DRIVE 1 TB (Tera Byte) Hard Drive RPM 7200 SECURITY SOFTWARE ESET NOD32 Antivirus™ WARRANTY 3 Years on-site Warranty MONITOR HD Widescreen Ultrabright™ LCD with Multi-Touch Capable Touch Screen Solution OPTICAL DRIVES 8X DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive SOFTWARE MS OFFICE 2016, QuickBooks

Big day my computer arrived and eagerly booted it up. To my disappointment I realize that I am unable to use the computer as thought. The user interface appears to be quite strange and unfamiliar. In addition, the computer took quite a while to boot up, almost 15 minutes. I also heard another of my friends complaining about not being able to get parts for a computer that recently broke down. This has me a bit worried in case I need to have a replacement part for mine.

Can you help me with the following please? Use the points below to critically explain and offer recommendations:

Critically explain the most likely reason(s) why my computer is booting so slowly?

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