FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a feature of a utility program?
A
It is unavailable to users.
B
It is part of an integrated package.
C
It is written by application users.
D
It is considered to be systems software.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antivirus, backup software, file manager, disk compression tool all are utility software.

Detailed explanation-2: -Utility software is software designed to help analyze, configure, optimize or maintain a computer. It is used to support the computer infrastructure-in contrast to application software, which is aimed at directly performing tasks that benefit ordinary users.

Detailed explanation-3: -Utility software includes all systems and programs on a computer system that maintain its functionality. A computer’s utility software includes components that assist the operating system to optimize, maintain, organize and manage how it functions in all situations.

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