Utility software helps manage and optimize computer systems by performing maintenance tasks like virus detection, installation, uninstallation, data backup, and deleting unwanted files. Operating systems like Windows and Linux manage hardware resources and provide common services that application programs access through APIs, acting as the bridge between users and computers. Together, utility software and operating systems support application software and ensure computers run efficiently.
3. Utility Software
• Utility software is software designed to help
analyze, configure, optimize or maintain
a computer. It is used to support the
computer infrastructure - in contrast to
application software, which is aimed at directly
performing tasks that benefit ordinary users.
• Utility Software performs certain tasks like virus
detection, installation, and uninstallation, data
backup, deletion of unwanted files, etc.
• Utility software is important for managing the
computer systems and performing their key
maintenance tasks
• Some examples are antivirus software, file
managementtools, compression tools, disk
managementtools, etc.
4. Operating
Software
• An operating system is system software
that manages computer hardware and
software resources, and provides common
services for computer programs.
• The application programs make use of the
operating system by making requests for
services through a defined application
program interface (API).
• It acts as a bridge for the interface
between man and machine.
• Examples of Operating System are:
Windows Linux BOSS etc.
