FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

WHAT IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Disk cleaners, antivirus software, backup tools, and file compressors are which kind of system software?

A	Firmware
B	Device Drivers
C	Operating System
D	Utility Software

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Utility software helps to manage, maintain and control computer resources. Examples of utility programs are antivirus software, backup software and disk tools.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antivirus, backup software, file manager, disk compression tool all are utility software.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antivirus software is an example of a security utility program. It is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect and remove software viruses and other malicious software like worms, Trojans, adware, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Disk management tools are utility software that is used to manage data on disk by performing various functions on it. Moreover, they perform functions like partitioning devices, manage drives, disk checking, disk formatting, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -An antivirus is a utility software that helps to keep the computer virus-free. Moreover, it notifies when any malicious file is detected and removes such files. In addition, it scans any new device attached to the computer and discards any virus if there.

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