

Utility Software
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Computers
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9th - 10th Grade
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Medium
Calum Gordon
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7 Slides • 20 Questions
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Software that helps to maintain your computer

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Multiple Select
In this lesson I am going to learn to ... ?
Define 'utility software'
Identify different types of utility software
Describe purpose of different types of utility software
Select best type of utility software to match the task
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Multiple Choice
This is an extract of the Wikipedia entry for utility software.
Choose the correct 4 words that are missing.
Utility software is software designed to help ______, ______, ______or ______a computer.
analyze
configure
optimize
maintain
control
manage
optimise
monitor
abstract
generalise
apply
simplify
improve
speed up
simplify
de-clutter
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Multiple Select
What are the three main types of computer software?
System
Application
Utility
Communications
Gaming
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Fill in the Blanks
Software that helps maintain the smooth running of your computer is called
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Software that allows the user to perform useful tasks on their computer is
Type answer...
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Fill in the Blanks
Software that controls and manages your computer and that is essential to its use is
Type answer...
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Open Ended
Example of file repair and recovery utility software?
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Open Ended
Example of backup and recovery utility software?
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Open Ended
Example of file compression utility software?
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Open Ended
Example of disk defragmentation utility software?
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Multiple Choice
Which one of these is utility software?
Chrome
Powerpoint
Registry Cleaner
Linux
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Multiple Select
Choose all the examples of utility software ....
CCleaner
7-zip
Avast Anti-virus
Excel
Windows 10
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Multiple Select
Choose two examples of utility software that could help to solve this problem?
Your laptop is behaving strangely. It takes a long time to open any files and programs.
Disk defragmenter
Disk cleaner
File compressor
File encrypter
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Multiple Choice
Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?
You need to send video files to a friend by e-mail but they are too large to attach to an e-mail.
Disk defragmenter
Disk cleaner
File compressor
File encrypter
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Multiple Choice
Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?
Your computer has slowed down and is behaving strangely. Windows open by themselves and some files are inaccessible.,
Virus scanner
Ad-ware blocker
Disk cleaner
disk backup
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Multiple Choice
Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?
The storage device on your computer is very full and there is not enough space to install an update to your favourite game..
Disk defragmentor
Disk cleanup
Disk backup
Virus scanner
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Multiple Choice
Which utility software should you use to solve this problem?
You need to send a very confidential document to a teacher but you do not want to just attach it as normal to an e-mail, in case someone else read it.
File compressor
File encrypter
Ad-ware blocker
Disk cleanup
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Multiple Select
In this lesson I have learned to ...
Define 'utility software'
Describe the purpose of different types of utility software
Choose the best utility software to mathc the task
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Open Ended
Thinking Hard
Create a short test with 3 questions about what you have been learning today.
(press Shift+Enter to take a new line ...)
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Poll
How much of this lesson have you understood?
None of it
Some of it
Most of it
All of it
Software that helps to maintain your computer

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