Topic 2.3: UTILITY SOFTWARES

1) DISK FORMATTING

• http://www.uth.tmc.edu/scriptorium/howto/format/disk.html

2) FILE HANDLING (DELETING, COPYING, MOVING, SORTING)

• http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutor2/tutfiles.htm
• PASCAL: http://www.xploiter.com/mirrors/pascal/pas056.htm

3) HARDWARE DRIVERS

• Drivers are programs that control a device. Every device, whether it is a printer, disk drive, or keyboard, it must have a driver program. Devices such as the video or soundcard need to have their drivers installed when the product is installed.
• http://www.drivershq.com

4) FILE COMPRESSION

• Reduces chances to see your program being cracked and spreaded everywhere.
• Protect your executables files where executable file always contains superfluous codes. It allows compress exe-file up to 30-60% original.

5) VIRUS CHECKERS

• Removes viruses, Trojan horses and worms that are available in any file in the PC
• back up your files, and prevent computer problems
• Update with up-to-date viruses

ACTIVITIES: Mini-group presentation (5 minutes). Provide with one explanation (definition, features, functions/purposes and so on) of ONE of the utility software's in the following company_based_website:

GROUP 1 (ridha, maisarah, zulhilmi): http://www.utilitysoft.co.nz/default.htm

GROUP 2 (rafaa, lily, harris): http://pc-system-utilities-software-review.toptenreviews.com/?ttreng=1&ttrkey=utility+software

GROUP 3 (shazwani, davin, sufi): http://www.mikkotech.com/product.html

GROUP 4 (nurul rodiah, liyana, hilmi (absent)): http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=377

GROUP 5 (noramalina, khalid, fatin): http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/

GROUP 6 (nadzirah, alister, alven): http://www.softpicks.net/utils.htm

GROUP 7 (aziyah, iqmarul, nabilah): http://www.lyonware.co.uk/