COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a Windows utility program?
A
Disk Cleanup
B
Desktop Cleanup
C
Defragment and Optimize Drives
D
System Restore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -B)Desktop Cleanup: It is not a utility but a scheduled task that is used to move unused desktop shortcuts to a different directory. Since it is very little subroutine like a program, unlike a utility program which works to manage some hardware component. Hence, it is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of utility programs are antivirus software, backup software and disk tools. A device driver is a computer program that controls a particular device that is connected to your computer. Firmware consists of persistent memory with program code and data.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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