Worksheets1.2.3 - Utility Software
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What isn't an example of Utility Software
Encryption
Task Manager
Kernel
Anti-Virus
What isn't an example of Utility Software
Firewall
Drivers
Auto Updates
Defragmentation
What happens during Defragmentation?
Information is rearranged on a USB
To make the retrieval of data quicker
Information is rearranged on a Hard Drive
To make the retrieval of data slower
What is Encryption software used to do?
Permanently change data
Revert data to something it wasn't before
Change data so it is unreadable by an interceptor
Change data so it is readable by an interceptor
What is the purpose of Anti-Virus software?
To keep the computer safe from malicious software
To keep people safe from other people
To keep the computer safe from defragmantation
To keep data safe
What does a Firewall do?
Creates a wall around the computer
Blocks everything entering the computer/network
Creates a barrier to outside software threats
Blocks potentially harmful sources to the network/computer
What is the purpose of an Incremental Backup?
Changes the files of everyone on the system
Allows a user to see what is going on in the computer
Backs up only the files that have been changed by users
Backs up all the files that by all users
What are the benefits of an Incremental Backup?
It is quicker than a full back up
It will incur less traffic on the system
It will copy all the files in one go for every user
It is slower than full backups
What is an advantage of a Full Backup?
It is expensive
The access to the back up is quick
The access to the back up is slow
The entire process is very quick
"Making a duplicate of all the users work" is a description of what?
Defragmentation
Drivers
Task Manager
Backup
Encryption needs a (a) to ensure that data can be converted back to its original state to be read
A (a) is a defence that is part of the OS that stops harmful traffic from entering the computer from the internet
(a) loses data when it is used to compress a file
(a) does NOT lose data when it is used to compress a file
Lossy and Lossless compression can only be used on images
True
False
A driver is used to .... & .... with hardware devices
Collect
Control
Collaborate
Communicate
Task manager is used to .... & .... application software
Open
Control
Decipher
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