5. Utility Software

What is file transfer?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• The process of replacing lost or corrupt data with an earlier backup

What is formatting?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• The process of replacing lost or corrupt data with an earlier backup

What is compression?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• The process of replacing lost or corrupt data with an earlier backup

What is system restore (roll back)?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• The process of replacing lost or corrupt data with an earlier backup

What is disk defragmentation?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• The process where files are physically re-arranged on disk to improve data access speed

What is control panel?

• The process of preparing a disk for use

• The process of making a file size smaller

• The ability to transfer data from one location to another

• A feature in operating systems that allows users to change settings from one convenient location

What is the disadvantage of software based disk compression?

• It slows down the process of reading and writing to disk

• It requires specialist hardware

• It erases all data on the disk

• It affects the speed of access to disk