Advantages of Utility Software

Utility software is mainly used for configuring, analyzing and maintaining computer systems. This kind of software lays emphasis on the working or functioning of computer operating systems, application software, data storage and computer hardware. Utility software is considered to be a part of system software which itself is a software for operating computer hardware and using application software.

System Software

Computer Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), operating systems and utility software are the three important types of system software. Some more system software types which are readily used these days are Loaders, Shells, database management systems such as SQL and Linkers. The system software which is stored on non volatile memory is known as firmware.

Utility software, today, is among the most efficient and major types of software available to the industry and hence, its use has increased tremendously over the years. Mentioned below are the prominent advantages of utility software.

Utility Software Advantages

Here is a table which will help you know the various types of utility software and also the advantages of utility software.

Type of Utility Programs	Advantages
Disk Defragmenter	Many times, the contents of files get broken up at different locations in the hard disk. With the help of disk defragmenter, it is possible to bring all the fragments at one location and raise efficiency of working.
Disk Cleaners	Many times, the hard disk becomes full of unwanted files and hence, disk cleaners are used to detect such unwanted files and help us delete them.
Backup Utilities	With the help of backup utilities, you can copy all the information in a particular disk and restore the files which you want.
Disk Compression	Disk compressors can help you increase the capacity of your disk by compressing the contents of the disk.
Virus Scanners	Virus scanners, in computer terminology, are also known as anti-virus software which can help us protect useful and important files from computer viruses.
Network Utilities	Configuration of network settings and analyzing network connectivity are the main uses of network utilities.
File Managers	With the help of file managers, you can easily move, copy, merge, generate, rename, catalog and even delete files. This is a useful software for data management.
System Profilers	System profilers help to know details about the hardware and software used in the computer.
Cryptographic Utilities	Cryptographic Utilities can help in converting ordinary language into code and also converting code into ordinary language. Thus, it is useful in encrypting and decrypting files.
System Monitors	System monitors assist in analyzing the performance of the computer system.
Registry Cleaners	Registry cleaners help in removing old registry keys which are out of use.
Disk Checkers	Disk checkers help in the scanning process which helps us find corrupted files and delete them for increasing the efficiency of the hard drive.
Disk Space Analyzers	Disk space analyzers are useful in detecting the distribution of the used space.

By now, you must have understood the functions of utility software. The above mentioned examples of utility software can help you to choose the best software for your computer as per your requirements. Utility software, like text editor, is also being used extensively because of its use in editing and protecting vital text documents.

The advantages of utility software are many and hence, you should make the best possible use to simplify your tasks and bring about more accuracy. You should select the software after consulting your IT consultant/manager. These software will definitely change the way we do business in this age of information technology.