2.3 Utility Software

Question 1

What is utility software?

Answer 1

Utility software is software that is used for the maintenance of the computer system.

Question 2

What is antivirus?

Answer 2

Antivirus locates and deletes viruses / malware on a computer by scanning each file for any known viruses. Constant updating is required as new malware’s are newly developed.

Question 3

What is a firewall?

Answer 3

A firewall manages any incoming and outgoing network traffic. Each data packet is checked to be given access to the network.

Question 4

What is Defragmentation ?

Answer 4

Defragmentation is when files are split into parts because files that are fragmented take too long to load. Defragmentation is used to rearrange the file and allows for quicker access speed.

Question 5

What is compression?

Answer 5

Compression is used to reduce the size of a file as it may be too large for the computer allowing for less usage of storage and less time needed to download files.

Question 6

What is a backup software?

Answer 6

A backup software creates a copy and of your files and folders incase anything happens to the original file.