Utility Programs

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Wendy A

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  • Utility Programs manage Security and the Maintainence of a computer.
  • Utility Programs carry out housekeeping tasks on the PC.
  • There are 3 types of Utility Programs: Defragmentation, Compression and Encryption.
  • Compression Uses an algorithim to reduce file size to create space.
  • Defragmentation groups similar data together to make it easier for the Hard Drive to access.
  • Encryption Scrambles data to be unreadable to third-parties. Can be decrypted with a private or public key.
  • Fragmentation causes the Hard Disk to run slower to read and write