A3 computer software

A3 computer software

1. Utility and application software

   • Utility software is a system software that's designed to optimize performance,/ maintenance on computer software and hardware.
     • Features:
       • Disc Defragmentatio - Reorganizes a hard disk to splice records.
       • Virus protection software: ( Antivirus/Malware Software) which is used to protect,prevent or remove viruses or malware
   • Application Software is a system software is software that is designed to complete a specific task e.g. word processing ,video editing and gaming.

2. Software

   • Compression Software
     • Compression Software: Compresses Files into smaller format to allow for sharing, and by using the smae software you can also uncompress the data
   • in order to make sure you find the right anti virus software, the user must make sure the software they have chosen is compatible with the OS and hardware
     • Performace: software must be deisgned for the task, a lot of utlities software has free versions with limited features
     • Security- inn order to make sure the anti virus software is working it must make sure to keep the data of the user safe, this can be done by encryption and adding passowrds to any uimportant files