A3 - 3 - Part 1 - Utility Software

Question 1

Utility Software

Answer 1

Utility software is used to mange system resources, utilities are like a tool box to help us optimise and maintain our computer system. many utilities are pre-installed as part of the operating system such as file manger system and anti virus scanner

Question 2

Disk Utilities

Answer 2

Disk Utilities are designed to maintain the performance of a computer’s disk drive

𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 - this utility compresses files to reduce their size and decompresses them for later access
𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 - Back up utilities allows you to automate back up process

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - overtime the disk drive becomes fragramented and slows down files therefore this utility reorganizes the data for quicker access, but only required on a HDD when using Windows (fat32/NTFS) file system

Question 3

Network Utilities

Answer 3

Network Utilities are designed to maintain good network traffic and keep networks secure

• 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 - open networks are at risk from threats like hackers and worms by Firewall prevents unauthorised access by monitoring and blocking suspicions traffic
• 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 - This utility prevents computers from receiving and detects viruses that have infected a system

Question 4

Other utilities

Answer 4

Registry cleaners - are designed for Windows
systems to remove old, redundant registry entries.
This can help improve system performance.

System profilers - display a detailed breakdown of the
system, including hardware and software. This can
help with deciding where a system needs upgrading
and diagnosing problems with the system.

System monitors - monitor resources and
performance of PC systems. They help identify
the causes of poor system performance.

Traceroute - helps track the path that data packs travel over an IP network to diagnose problems for networks