What Are Utility Programs?

There are most utilities are available in operating system to help computer hardware, software or other application problem. Like compression, disk cleanup utility, disk fragment, back up, system properties, firewall etc.

A utility program is a type of system software that is used to performs a specific task it is normally used to solve the common problems of software and hardware.

Some examples of utilities programs are as follows:

File Viewer: File viewer is used to view and manage files in computer systems. All operating systems provide file viewers. Windows explorer is an example of file viewer.

File compressor: File compressor is used to shrink the size of files. It smaller size of file is easy to copy. A large volume of data can be transferred by using file compressor. WinZip is an example of file compressor.

Diagnostic Utilities: Diagnostic utility is used to detect problems of hardware and software. All operating systems provide different diagnostic utilities to manage the computer system.

Disk Scanner: Disk scanner is used to detect physical and logical problems of disk. All operating systems provide disk scanners to manage computer disks.

Antivirus: A type of software that is used to detect and remove viruses is called antivirus software. Antivirus programs contain information about different known viruses. They can detect viruses and remove them.

They are types of software that is used to solve problems of both software and hardware.