FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A type of utility program used to reduce the size of a program is
A
a file compression program
B
a troubleshooting program
C
an anti-virus program
D
an un-install program
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common file compression utility are: WinRAR. WinZip. ALZip.

Detailed explanation-2: -Compression reduces the size of a file, often without appreciable loss of information. It can be either lossless or lossy. A smaller-sized compressed file can be restored to its larger form–in its entirety or with some data loss, depending on the compression type–by decompression.

Detailed explanation-3: -A file compression utility or tool is a software solution used to compress and decompress different file types. Many operating systems come with tools for compressing and decompressing files.

Detailed explanation-4: -A compression program or compression utility is a software program that compresses and decompresses various file types. Most operating systems include tools for compressing and uncompressing files.

Detailed explanation-5: -Based on the functions utility software are categorized into various types namely antivirus, file management system, compression tools, disk management tools, disk cleanup tool, disk defragmenter, and backup utility.

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