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Serve as tools for doing system maintenance and repairs not handled by
operating system
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Utilities make it easier for users to:
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Copy files between storage devices
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Repair damaged data files
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Translate files so different programs
can read them
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Guard against viruses and
other harmful programs
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Compress files so
they take up less space
Utility Programs
When you turn on the computer, the CPU automatically begins executing instructions
stored in ROM. The operating system (OS) loads from the disk into part of the system’s memory.
The Operating System
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User Interface
– The part of the OS that you interface with.
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Kernel
– The core of the OS. Interacts with the BIOS (at one end), and the UI (at the other end).
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