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BTEC Level 3 IT - Unit 2 - D1
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- Unit 2 - Computer Systems
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BTEC Level 3 IT - Unit 2 - D1
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Benefits of Software Utilities - Unit 2 - D1Software utilities are computer software that is used to manage and maintain
computer systems, hardware and files. They clean your computer, keeping it
secure and maintained. Their main purposes are to defend the computer from
malware, to speed up the performance of the computer, and to create space
by deleting any unwanted files. Software utilities include anti-virus, firewall,
drive management software…etc. Each software utility has different purposes.
But they all keep your computer clean, safe, and secure from things like viruses
and hackers. They also help you to maintain your computer by doing things like
freeing up space on your computer through things like drive management.
Anti-virus software is a software utility designed to protect your computer
from malware such as viruses and trojans They scan, detect and remove
malware from you’re your computer. If malware such as viruses were to get on
your computer, they could cause severe damage which could result in you
losing everything from your computer; viruses can also copy themselves and
spread to other devices causing many more problems. If your computer gets a
severe virus it would cost a lot to get it removed; or if it can’t be removed, you
would have to pay out for a new computer. Therefore, even having a free anti-
virus software is beneficial not only financially but it could also save important
data and files. However anti-virus software that you can buy is better as it can
has capabilities of protecting your computer from complex problems, as well
as still being beneficial financially because the anti-virus is cheaper than having
to pay to keep getting malware removed or having to buy a new computer.
This chart shows the total
malware every year from the last
10 years. As the chart shows the
total malware continued to rise
till 2015 when its slowly started
dropping the last 3 years
however the difference in the
increase rate to the decrease rate
is very big. There are continuous
risks of malware which is why
anti-virus software is needed. The
reason it has slowly started to
drop is that anti-virus software is
increasing with its capabilities
and performance.
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