Utility software

Utility software

1. The purpose, features and uses of utility software

   • The purpose of utility software is to undertake routine tasks.
     • Security checks
     • Identifying and removing viruses
     • Cleaning up files
     • Software updates
     • Backing up data
   • Another use of utility software is to gather data to clean up the system and speed up performance by searching for junk data and purging it (removing it) to free up storage space.

2. Factors affecting the choice, use and performance of utility software

   • The choice of utility software is based on the needs of the system and whether a suitable utility is already present from the operating system installation.
   • Bandwidth
   • Conflict with other utility software (such as multiple anti - virus applications running on one device)
   • Memory failures

3. Utility software runs alongside the operating system to carry out routine tasks to maintain and optimise the system operation.

   • tility software is there to add features and functionality to the operating system to help keep the computer running well.