System Utilities

System utilities are small programs included with an OS that improve a system’s performance. They can be desk accessories, device drivers, or system extensions activated when you turn on the PC.

· A crashed disk rescuer is used to restore disks and corrupted files.

· An accessibility program makes a PC easier for disabled users to use.

· A compression utility rewrites data so that it takes less space on a disk.

· A media player lets you watch DVDs, play music and listen to the radio on the Web (from ‘Professional English in Use ICT’).

1. What types of software are there?

2. What is system software? Give examples.

3. What is application software? Give examples.

4. What difference is there between application software and an OS?

5. What is an operating system?

6. What are the main functions of an operating system?

7. What is a GUI?

8. What does a WIMP stand for?

9. What is an icon?

10. What is a drop-down menu?

11. What is a desktop?

12. What system utilities do you know?

Exercise 36. Match the descriptions on the left with these famous applications.

1. word processor a. Adobe Photoshop

2. spreadsheet b. Internet Explorer

3. virus protection c. Microsoft Word

4. browser d. Microsoft Excel

5. image editor e. Microsoft PowerPoint

6. media player f. Norton AntiVirus

7. email software g. Outlook Express

8. presentation software h. Adobe Page Maker

9. graphic design software i. RealPlayer

Exercise 37. Match the terms in the box with the appropriate definition.

Operating system GUI Window Word processor Icon Application software Utility Pointer Spreadsheet

1. ­­_______ the arrow you use to select icons or choose options from a menu.

2._______ an area of a computer screen where you can see the contents of a folder, a file, or a program.

3. ______ a small picture on the screen, representing a program, folder or file.

4. ______ a software interface designed to standardize and simplify the use of computer programs.

5. ______ a table of values arranged in rows and columns.

6. ______ software that controls the basic, low-level hardware operations, and file management, without the user having to operate it.

7. ______ useful program which is concerned with such routine activities as file searching, copying files, file directories, sorting or debugging and various mathematical functions.

8. ______ a program for a computer which allows the editing and manipulation and output of a text.

9. _______ a program which is used by a user to make the computer do what is required, designed to allow a particular task to be performed.

Exercise 38. Choose the correct word to fill the spaces.

1. Windows XP, Macintosh OSX and Linux are ________.

a) operating systems b) operating tools c) operators

2. Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat are programs or ________.

a) applicators b) appliers c) applications

3. To open Microsoft Word, click on the ________.

a) picture b) symbol c) icon

4. I keep all my digital photos in a ________ called "Photos".

a) folder b) packet c) box

5. In Microsoft Word, to start typing a new letter, open a new ________.

a) document b) page c) paper

6. In Windows, the icon is just a ________ to the application. If you delete the icon, the application will still be on your computer.

a) connector b) shortcut c) link

7. If I leave my computer on without using it, after a while it goes into ________ mode.

a) stand down b) waiting c) standby

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