Ch-2 SOFTWARE

The programs that run on a computer are called software.

Programs are instructions that are carried out or executed by the computer processor.

System software- to maintain or operate the computer system

1. Utility software or utilities- carries out configuration and maintenance tasks

These include utilities system software.
1. Backup- create a copy of files and programs
2. Defragmentation- reorder the fragments of data so that they are stored as close to each
other as possible
3. Compression- reduce the original size of a file or set of files and the resulting compressed
file is not readable by the original application. It can decompress or extract the data.
4. Formatting