Utility software

Question 1

Defragmenter purpose

Answer 1

Reduces the quantity of fragmentation.
Limits data access time.
Less storage used, systems works more efficiently.

Question 2

Backup purpose

Answer 2

Recovers data after its loss. Recovers data from an earlier time.

Question 3

Anti-virus purpose

Answer 3

Protects a computer from malware. Eliminates spyware and adware & malicious programs.

Question 4

Compression purpose

Answer 4

Lets you take multiple files, compresses them into one file. - Which is smaller than the originals size, takes up less space.

Question 5

Defragmenter + and -

Answer 5

+ highlights areas that can cause damage to your data
+ programs run faster when data is grouped together, easily accessible & leads to improvements in performance.
- defragmenting a drive is both time and power consuming

Question 6

Backup + and -

Answer 6

+if data is lost/deleted, backups are accessible & easily located
+ online backup is available from anywhere, internet connection required, this allows info to be saved automatically.
- even if files are being sent over a high-speed internet connection, upload limits set by internet providers or firewalls can decrease the speed

Question 7

Anti-virus + and -

Answer 7

+ protects computer against viruses, spyware, spam mail and identity theft.
+ Extra features such as, parental control are available.
-installing and running antivirus can take up a computer memory and hard disk space which slows the system down.
-Doesn’t completely protect a computer (firewall is necessary).

Question 8

Compression + and -

Answer 8

+ compressing data files means you can store more files in the storage space available.

• increase in file size.
• If you send a compressed file to someone over the internet via email / computer network, the person may not be able to view the file if they don’t have a software to compress it.