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Utility Software

The document discusses different types of utility software including file managers like Windows Explorer and Mac Finder, programs for defragmenting hard drives, data compressors that shrink file sizes either with lossy or lossless compression, and virus checkers that scan for and remove viruses.

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Utility Software

The document discusses different types of utility software including file managers like Windows Explorer and Mac Finder, programs for defragmenting hard drives, data compressors that shrink file sizes either with lossy or lossless compression, and virus checkers that scan for and remove viruses.

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Lakshmi Shanker
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Utility Software

What does utility software mean?

Programs that help you manage and maintain your system File managers

Windows Explorer Mac OS X Finder

Defragmentation Data compressors Virus checkers

File Managers

What does explorer let you do?


copy files delete files move files rename files create folders / directories search for files etc.

Defragmentation

Hard drive has many sectors some are used and some are free Fragmentation ~ data is fragmented all throughout your disk Defragmentation groups related data together so your disk is less fragmented

improves speed of finding data

Data Compressors

Compress / shrink size of files Examples:


mp3 vs. wav (3 MB vs. 30 MB) jpg vs. bmp (100 KB vs. 1 MB)

Lossy vs. Loss-less compression

Lossy compression

original quality CANNOT be reconstructed when decompressed (mp3, jpg) Example original quality CAN be reconstructed when decompressed (zip)

Loss-less compression

Virus Checkers

Scan for viruses Remove viruses Update virus signature file ...so how do they work?

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