AQA - Section 4 - Utility System Software

What is utility system software primarily designed for?

• To create graphics and videos

• To play video games

• To browse the internet

• To keep your computer safe and running efficiently

What analogy is used to describe the relationship between operating systems and utility software?

• A book and its cover

• A house and its furniture

• A phone and its case

• A car and its MOT or service

What does encryption utility software do?

• Speeds up your computer

• Scrambles plain text into ciphertext

• Creates backups of your files

• Deletes unnecessary files

Why should solid-state drives not be defragmented?

• It makes them slower

• It reduces their lifespan

• It has no effect

• It increases their storage capacity

What is the main purpose of compression utilities?

• To improve the computer's speed

• To enhance graphics quality

• To reduce the size of a file

• To increase internet speed

How does defragmentation utility software benefit a hard disk?

• By increasing its storage capacity

• By organizing files and reducing read/write head movement

• By cooling it down

• By encrypting its data

What happens to compressed files before they can be read?

• They must be scanned for viruses

• They must be uploaded to the cloud

• They must be encrypted

• They must be extracted

What is a key feature of encryption?

• It makes files larger

• It cleans viruses from files

• It requires a key to decrypt the scrambled data

• It permanently deletes data

What type of utility software is used to create backups?

• Compression utilities

• Encryption utilities

• Backup utilities

• Defragmentation utilities

What is the result of defragmenting a disk?

• Files are permanently deleted to free up space

• Files are organized continuously, improving access speed

• Files are encrypted

• Files are compressed