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System Utilities



System Utilities

System utility software is required for the maintenance of computer. System utilities are used for supporting and enhancing the programs and the data in computer. Some system utilities may come embedded with OS and others may be added later on.
Some examples of system utilities are :
» Anti-virus utility to scan computer for viruses.
» Data Compression utility to compress the files.
» Cryptographic utility to encrypt and decrypt files.
» Disk Compression utility to compress contents of a disk for increasing the capacity of a disk.

» Disk Partitioning to divide a single drive into multiple logical drives. Each drive is then treated as an individual drive and has its own file system.
» Disk Cleaners to find files that have not been used for a long time. It helps the user to decide what to delete when the hard disk is full.
» Backup Utility to make a copy of all information stored on the disk. It also restores the backed up contents in case of disk failure.
» System Profiling Utility provides detailed information about the software installed on the computer and the hardware attached to it.
» Network Managers to check the computer network and to log events.