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AS Computer Science

Unit 1: Operating system – Utility software

Terminology File compression Disk defragmenter

Utility software is designed to analyse, File compression involves reducing the size of A disk defragmenter is a computer program
configure, optimise and maintain a computer. a data file. Compression can be lossless where designed to increase data access speeds by
compression retains all original data or lossy rearranging non-contiguous fragments of a file
where some data is permanently removed. stored on a disk to occupy adjoining locations.
File manager
Disk formatter Disk compression
A file manager is a software program that helps
a user manage all the files on their computer.
Disk formatting is the process of preparing a A disk compression utility sits between the
All file managers allow the user to view, edit,
data storage device such as a hard disk or solid- operating system and the data storage device.
copy, and delete the files on their computer
state drive for initial use. When the operating system tries to save a file
storage devices.
the utility intercepts it and compresses it on the
storage device.

File archiver
Disk checker
A file archiver is a computer program that
combines a number of files into one archive file
A disk checker is a software program that can
or a series of archive files. File archivers usually
scan a hard disk to find files or areas that are
apply lossless compression to reduce the size
corrupted in some way, or not properly saved,
of archived files.
and eliminate them to create a more efficiently
operating hard drive.

File conversion
Disk partition editors
File conversion is the process of converting a
file from one format to another, for example
A partition editor is a utility program designed
converting a file from .WAV to .MP3 format.
to view, create, modify or delete disk partitions.
A disk partition is a logical segment of the
storage space on a secondary storage device.
File indexing

An indexed file is a computer file with an index


that allows easy direct (random) access to any
record when given its file key.

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