Utility Software

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What am I? I allow the user to manage the computer. I am often accessed via a special menu or control panel in the operating system.
Utility software
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What am I? I involve rearranging the information on a disk so that files appear in continuous sequences of clusters. I make it easier to find files stored in an area.
Disk defragmentation
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What am I? I make a copy of everything on the system, even if it has not changed since the last backup
Full backup
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What am I? I make a copy of only the new files or any files that have changed since the last full backup and I am much quicker to make than the other type of backup.
Incremental backup
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What am I? I am used to reduce file sizes and change various attributes of an image file.
Compression
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In this type of compression, data is removed to reduce the file size. This type of compression means data is permanently removed.
Lossy
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This type of compression means that as the file size is compressed, the picture quality remains the same - it does not get worse.
Lossless
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The storage drive is divided into a number of clusters. The table of contents serves as an address book, keeping a record of each file and the clusters used to store that file. When a file is deleted, the address to the location on the disk is remove
Disk cleanup
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Card 2

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What am I? I involve rearranging the information on a disk so that files appear in continuous sequences of clusters. I make it easier to find files stored in an area.

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Disk defragmentation

Card 3

Front

What am I? I make a copy of everything on the system, even if it has not changed since the last backup

Back

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Card 4

Front

What am I? I make a copy of only the new files or any files that have changed since the last full backup and I am much quicker to make than the other type of backup.

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What am I? I am used to reduce file sizes and change various attributes of an image file.

Back

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