- Charlie is about to study a computer games design course at university. He needs to purchase a computer to allow him to design and edit the graphics in his games, including video files.
- Once Charlie has installed an operating system he will need to install utility software.
- State two utilities that Charlie could install and state the purpose of each.
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Utilities Activity Studio
Utility software helps to maintain, protect and organise a computer system. These programs carry out important housekeeping jobs such as scanning for malware, backing up data, managing files, compressing information and improving storage performance.
This diagram shows where utility software fits within the wider structure of a computer system.
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Start by pairing the utility types with the correct descriptions.
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Match The Utility To The Description
Drag a utility tile into a description bay, or click a tile and then click a bay. Each utility should be used once.
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Screenshot Utility Identifier
Study each screenshot and choose the utility software category it represents. You can change an answer at any time before reviewing.
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Exam Practice
Read the scenario, choose two utilities Charlie could install, and state the purpose of each one.
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