Maintain and Repair Computer

Systems and Networks

COC 4
Utility Software

• is computer system software intended to analyze,

configure, monitor, or help maintain a computer
• usually, a utility is smaller than a standard program in
size and may be included with an operating
system or installed separately
Categories of Utility Software

• Troubleshooting or diagnostic programs — these utility programs

recognize and correct problems before they become serious.
Windows Operating Systems comes with Windows Memory
Diagnostic tool, Task Manager, System Configuration utility, and
etc.
• Antivirus programs — these programs protect the computer
system against viruses or damaging programs that can
invade the computer system. Popular antivirus programs include
Norton Security, BitDefender, and Kaspersky.
Categories of Utility Software

• Backup programs — these programs make copies of files to be

used in case the originals are lost or damaged. Windows 10
comes with a free backup program, the File History tool, and
Backup and Restore tool, and Mac OS X has a backup feature
named Time Machine.
• File compression programs — these programs reduce the size of
files so they require less storage space and can be sent more
efficiently over the Internet. Most operating systems handle
unzipping files automatically when the user open a .zip file.
Some popular file compression programs are WinZip, The
Unarchiver, and WinRAR.