Utility Software

Utility Software

Software that helps to maintain your computer

Multiple Select

In this lesson I am going to learn to ... ?

• Define 'utility software'

• Identify different types of utility software

• Describe purpose of different types of utility software

• Select best type of utility software to match the task

Multiple Choice

This is an extract of the Wikipedia entry for utility software.

Choose the correct 4 words that are missing.

Utility software is software designed to help ______, ______, ______or ______a computer.

• analyze

  configure

  optimize

  maintain

• control

  manage

  optimise

  monitor

• abstract

  generalise

  apply

  simplify

• improve

  speed up

  simplify

  de-clutter

Multiple Select

What are the three main types of computer software?

• System

• Application

• Utility

• Communications

• Gaming

Fill in the Blank

Software that helps maintain the smooth running of your computer is called __________ software.

Fill in the Blank

Software that allows the user to perform useful tasks on their computer is __________ software.

Fill in the Blank

Software that controls and manages your computer and that is essential to its use is ________ software.

Open Ended

Example of file repair and recovery utility software?

Open Ended

Example of backup and recovery utility software?

Open Ended

Example of file compression utility software?

Open Ended

Example of disk defragmentation utility software?

Multiple Choice

Which one of these is utility software?

• Chrome

• Powerpoint

• Registry Cleaner

• Linux

Multiple Select

Choose all the examples of utility software ....

• CCleaner

• 7-zip

• Avast Anti-virus

• Excel

• Windows 10

Multiple Select

Choose two examples of utility software that could help to solve this problem?

Your laptop is behaving strangely. It takes a long time to open any files and programs.

• Disk defragmenter

• Disk cleaner

• File compressor

• File encrypter

Multiple Choice

Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?

You need to send video files to a friend by e-mail but they are too large to attach to an e-mail.

• Disk defragmenter

• Disk cleaner

• File compressor

• File encrypter

Multiple Choice

Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?

Your computer has slowed down and is behaving strangely. Windows open by themselves and some files are inaccessible.,

• Virus scanner

• Ad-ware blocker

• Disk cleaner

• disk backup

Multiple Choice

Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?

The storage device on your computer is very full and there is not enough space to install an update to your favourite game..

• Disk defragmentor

• Disk cleanup

• Disk backup

• Virus scanner

Multiple Choice

Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?

You need to send a very confidential document to a teacher but you do not want to just attach it as normal to an e-mail, in case someone else read it.

• File compressor

• File encrypter

• Ad-ware blocker

• Disk cleanup

Multiple Select

In this lesson I have learned to ...

• Define 'utility software'

• Describe the purpose of different types of utility software

• Choose the best utility software to mathc the task

Open Ended

Thinking Hard

Create a short test with 3 questions about what you have been learning today.

(press Shift+Enter to take a new line ...)

Poll

How much of this lesson have you understood?

• None of it

• Some of it

• Most of it

• All of it