SOFTWARE UTILITIES
(D1) In the function section for those utilities that improve the performance of a computer system describe how they improve performance. (Approx 500 Words) (D1)
DISK CLEAN-UP
The disk clean-up maintenance facility frees up memory on your disk drive. It helps to improve the performance of a computer by deleting unnecessary files which if conducted regularly would help to speed up the process of the computer. During the process the disk clean up utility searches through selected files on your computer hard drive and discovers system files that are no longer in use and have no purpose of being there and therefore the disk clean-up facility will run through and delete those files, having a disk clean up facility is very useful as it conducts an important process of deleting the unwanted files such as Disk Clean-up select files on your computer hard drive that are no longer being used by the user. Which are data such as; files in the temporary Internet file folder, and files that are stored in the recycle bin. So when the Disk Cleanup deletes these types of data from the hard drive, then this helps to free up space on your hard drive, and this increases the system performance. Which ultimately help to improve the performance because of the amount of free space that it generates, and also makes the hard drive work less to access the data. Many applications and additional features installed on the computer that are of no use for the system can have a detrimental effect on performance therefore the disk clean up facility is very useful to get rid of the malware resources and improve the performance of the computer system, after removing these files there is more space available on the system for better more trustworthy applications, the disk clean ups main function is to control the files on the hard drive and delete files which are not needed, the result of this is having more storage space available on the hard drive, the main functions of disk clean-up are to delete old files, clean up temporary internet files and cleans up files that are in the recycle bin, and when the computer as more available space on the hard drive it allows the system to function more efficiently which improves the overall performance of the computer. Also the other way of improving the system performance is when the Disk Cleanup get rids of files that are stored on the hard drive such as; files in the temporary Internet file folder, and files that are stored in the recycle bin which are not used by the user. Therefore when the Disk Cleanup deletes these types of files from the hard drive, this then result in freeing up space on your hard drive, and this increases the system performance.
DRIVE DE-FRAGMENTATION
In computer terms the word defragmentation literally describes the process of consolidating fragmented files on your computer’s hard disk, it is a tool that rearranges the data on your hard disk and reunites fragmented files so your computer can run more efficiently. Defragmentation runs on a schedule so users don’t have to remember to run it, although it can be run manually. Defragmentation rearranges the data on your hard disk and reunites fragmented files so your computer can be more efficient. After files are removed from the hard disk the operating system tries to fill the vacant space with new files, if the file is too big it finds another place to store the excess data and over time hundreds of files become scattered on the hard disk resulting in higher access time. Drive Defragmentation works by reducing separated files by grouping them closer whilst keeping them organised so that the computer can find and read files more quickly. Defragmentation works to divide the files and store them in a different place of the disk closer to its own elements. in other words drive defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation between computer applications and files, it does this by organizing the contents of the mass storage device that are used to store files into the smallest number of attached regions which is also known as fragments. Some defragmentation utilities try to keep smaller files within a single file together, as they are often accessed in sequence. By keeping the files stored to a minimum storage number results in enhancing the overall performance of the computer system.
CLEAN UP TOOLS
Clean up tools are an important software utility that improves computer performance, the first way is through removal of cookies as cookies have a huge impact on the system, even though cookies are small data files they can start to build up and begin to have a detrimental effect on the performance of the computer system, the user will begin to notice that the system performance is decreasing and every time they want to open a new software or application they will realise that it takes longer to load. If the user wanted to find a specific file the computer would have to scan through each and every file stored on the hard drive which would be time consuming and would ultimately slow down the processing of the computer, as a result of clean up tools there will be more storage space for other files and also reduce the time for the hard disk to find a file that the user has commanded for. Also the clean-up tools main function is to free up space on the computers hard disk by searching through your disk for files that the user can safely delete, and those are files that are not needed on the system. When malicious files are deleted more space is generated on the hard drive and this improves the computer performance and makes the programmes to run faster. Internet history is another type of clean up tool, which allows temporary files to be stored on webpages visited by the user which takes up memory space, and makes the hard disk work harder to scan the entire system to find files buried within it. Another type of clean up tool that improves system performance is registry cleaner and this tool is mainly designed for the Windows operating system, and its function is to remove terminated items from the Windows registry, this results in improving the processing time of the computer and ultimately causes it to run faster.
In addition, Software utilities can help to improve the performance of computers in a variety of ways, without software utilities a computers performance would be badly affected, for example a computer without any kind of security would allow all kinds of malware or malicious activities to take place on the system which could be harmful and slow the computer down. Without a virus protection the computer would be prone to viruses that could corrupt the data stored on the computer, and will definitely decrease the speed in which it operates, it is important to use as many software utilities as possible to prevent these kinds of things from happening and to improve the performance of a computer system. Software utilities are an essential piece of equipment in many people’s everyday lives, as they have to deal with a lot of processes and information to be able to go on the internet where there is a risk of getting viruses and bugs from malicious websites and links that may be advertised whilst being on the internet on your computer.
DISK CLEAN-UP
The disk clean-up maintenance facility frees up memory on your disk drive. It helps to improve the performance of a computer by deleting unnecessary files which if conducted regularly would help to speed up the process of the computer. During the process the disk clean up utility searches through selected files on your computer hard drive and discovers system files that are no longer in use and have no purpose of being there and therefore the disk clean-up facility will run through and delete those files, having a disk clean up facility is very useful as it conducts an important process of deleting the unwanted files such as Disk Clean-up select files on your computer hard drive that are no longer being used by the user. Which are data such as; files in the temporary Internet file folder, and files that are stored in the recycle bin. So when the Disk Cleanup deletes these types of data from the hard drive, then this helps to free up space on your hard drive, and this increases the system performance. Which ultimately help to improve the performance because of the amount of free space that it generates, and also makes the hard drive work less to access the data. Many applications and additional features installed on the computer that are of no use for the system can have a detrimental effect on performance therefore the disk clean up facility is very useful to get rid of the malware resources and improve the performance of the computer system, after removing these files there is more space available on the system for better more trustworthy applications, the disk clean ups main function is to control the files on the hard drive and delete files which are not needed, the result of this is having more storage space available on the hard drive, the main functions of disk clean-up are to delete old files, clean up temporary internet files and cleans up files that are in the recycle bin, and when the computer as more available space on the hard drive it allows the system to function more efficiently which improves the overall performance of the computer. Also the other way of improving the system performance is when the Disk Cleanup get rids of files that are stored on the hard drive such as; files in the temporary Internet file folder, and files that are stored in the recycle bin which are not used by the user. Therefore when the Disk Cleanup deletes these types of files from the hard drive, this then result in freeing up space on your hard drive, and this increases the system performance.
DRIVE DE-FRAGMENTATION
In computer terms the word defragmentation literally describes the process of consolidating fragmented files on your computer’s hard disk, it is a tool that rearranges the data on your hard disk and reunites fragmented files so your computer can run more efficiently. Defragmentation runs on a schedule so users don’t have to remember to run it, although it can be run manually. Defragmentation rearranges the data on your hard disk and reunites fragmented files so your computer can be more efficient. After files are removed from the hard disk the operating system tries to fill the vacant space with new files, if the file is too big it finds another place to store the excess data and over time hundreds of files become scattered on the hard disk resulting in higher access time. Drive Defragmentation works by reducing separated files by grouping them closer whilst keeping them organised so that the computer can find and read files more quickly. Defragmentation works to divide the files and store them in a different place of the disk closer to its own elements. in other words drive defragmentation is a process that reduces the amount of fragmentation between computer applications and files, it does this by organizing the contents of the mass storage device that are used to store files into the smallest number of attached regions which is also known as fragments. Some defragmentation utilities try to keep smaller files within a single file together, as they are often accessed in sequence. By keeping the files stored to a minimum storage number results in enhancing the overall performance of the computer system.
CLEAN UP TOOLS
Clean up tools are an important software utility that improves computer performance, the first way is through removal of cookies as cookies have a huge impact on the system, even though cookies are small data files they can start to build up and begin to have a detrimental effect on the performance of the computer system, the user will begin to notice that the system performance is decreasing and every time they want to open a new software or application they will realise that it takes longer to load. If the user wanted to find a specific file the computer would have to scan through each and every file stored on the hard drive which would be time consuming and would ultimately slow down the processing of the computer, as a result of clean up tools there will be more storage space for other files and also reduce the time for the hard disk to find a file that the user has commanded for. Also the clean-up tools main function is to free up space on the computers hard disk by searching through your disk for files that the user can safely delete, and those are files that are not needed on the system. When malicious files are deleted more space is generated on the hard drive and this improves the computer performance and makes the programmes to run faster. Internet history is another type of clean up tool, which allows temporary files to be stored on webpages visited by the user which takes up memory space, and makes the hard disk work harder to scan the entire system to find files buried within it. Another type of clean up tool that improves system performance is registry cleaner and this tool is mainly designed for the Windows operating system, and its function is to remove terminated items from the Windows registry, this results in improving the processing time of the computer and ultimately causes it to run faster.
In addition, Software utilities can help to improve the performance of computers in a variety of ways, without software utilities a computers performance would be badly affected, for example a computer without any kind of security would allow all kinds of malware or malicious activities to take place on the system which could be harmful and slow the computer down. Without a virus protection the computer would be prone to viruses that could corrupt the data stored on the computer, and will definitely decrease the speed in which it operates, it is important to use as many software utilities as possible to prevent these kinds of things from happening and to improve the performance of a computer system. Software utilities are an essential piece of equipment in many people’s everyday lives, as they have to deal with a lot of processes and information to be able to go on the internet where there is a risk of getting viruses and bugs from malicious websites and links that may be advertised whilst being on the internet on your computer.
Types of software utilities
Virus protection/anti-virus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_software
Anti-virus protection is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware (viruses)
Anti-virus protection is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware (viruses)
Disk clean up (improves performance) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070805004427AAoCUC9
The disk clean-up is a maintenance facility and frees up memory on your disk drive, it deletes unnecessary files and helps to speed up the process of the computer.
The disk clean-up is a maintenance facility and frees up memory on your disk drive, it deletes unnecessary files and helps to speed up the process of the computer.
Drive formatting: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_drive_formattingDrive formatting is when all the data is erased from the hard drive so it can be used again.
Drive defragmentation: (improves performance) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/What-is-disk-defragmentationDefragmentation is a tool that rearranges the data on your hard disk and reunites fragmented files so your computer can run more efficiently
Clean up tools: Removal of cookies; cleaning the registry (windows only); internet history. (improves performance)
- Removal of cookies – although cookie files are quite small they can still slow down the system performance.
Internet history - removing all internet history will increase the general performance of a computer; it will be able to run faster because there is less data stored on to the system.
Registry cleaner - It is designed for windows operating system and its function is to remove unnecessary data from the system registry that may cause it to overload.
- Removal of cookies – although cookie files are quite small they can still slow down the system performance.
Internet history - removing all internet history will increase the general performance of a computer; it will be able to run faster because there is less data stored on to the system.
Registry cleaner - It is designed for windows operating system and its function is to remove unnecessary data from the system registry that may cause it to overload.
Firewalls: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/what-is-a-firewallA firewall checks information coming from the network, and either blocks it or allows it to pass through to your computer depending on your firewall settings, it can help to prevent hackers or malicious software from gaining access to your system and can also stop your computer from sending malicious software to other computers.