Flashcards
Utility Software
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1Antivirusa software designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.
- 2Spyware ProtectionAnti-spyware software is a type of program designed to prevent and detect unwanted spyware program installations and to remove those programs if installed.
- 3Firewallto protect a network or system from unauthorized access with a firewall.
- 4Disk FormattingDisk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive for initial use. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems.
- 5File TransferFile transfer is a generic term for the act of transmitting files over a computer network like the Internet.
- 6DefragmentationDefragmentation is the process of locating the fragments of data into which a computer files is stored on a hard disk, and rearranging the fragments and restoring them into fewer fragments or into the whole file.