COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name for software designed to keep your computer running smoothly?
A
Utility Software
B
System Software
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A computer’s operating system is an example of system software. Operating systems control the computer hardware and act as an interface with application programs.

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: -Antivirus software This type of utility software also scans all the files regularly and discards any malicious files that may lurk or cause problems with the computer.

Detailed explanation-4: -Utility software helps users configure, analyse, optimise and maintain a computer. This software normally consists of small programs which are thought of as part of the operating system (OS) as they often come built in with the OS.

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