WJEC Digi Tech - 1.2 - 6: Utility Software

What is the purpose of utility software?

• To design graphics and user interfaces

• To maintain and optimize the performance of the computer

• To manage user accounts and permissions

• To provide entertainment through games

What does anti-virus software aim to protect your computer from?

• Unauthorized user access

• Physical damage to the computer

• Viruses that can infect your computer or steal confidential data

• Data loss due to hardware failure

What is the purpose of backup software?

• To speed up the computer's performance

• To create duplicate copies of files for distribution or retrieval

• To encrypt files for security

• To monitor network traffic

What is the purpose of compression software?

• To protect against spyware and phishing attacks

• To enhance the graphics of multimedia files

• To reduce the size of files to take up less disk space

• To increase the speed of internet connections

What is the purpose of a firewall?

• To clean up unnecessary files from the hard drive

• To recover lost data

• To monitor what data is attempting to enter your computer

• To defragment the hard drive

Which of the following is NOT an example of utility software?

• System Monitor

• Registry Cleaner

• Web Browser

• Disk Clean-up

What does defragmentation software do?

• Encrypts files to protect confidential information

• Groups data that is divided on your hard drive, so it loads quicker

• Deletes unnecessary files from the system

• Monitors the performance of the computer's hardware

Which backup method only backs up files that have changed since the last backup?

• Full

• Incremental

• Differential

• GFS

Other than a FULL backup, match the other back up methods

• Backed up daily

• Son

• Backed up yearly

• Father

• Backed up monthly

• Incremental

• Backs up files changed since last backup

• Differential

• Backs up data since the last full backup

• Grandfather