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Utility program — AQA GCSE Computer Science Definition

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GCSE Computer Science · key term

Utility program

Definition

System software designed to maintain, protect or manage a computer system.

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AQA GCSE Computer Science · 8525

Paper 2

Two important groups of system software are operating systems and utility programs. Utilities help maintain, protect or manage the computer system.
Revise: Software Examples
System software that performs a particular task to maintain, protect, troubleshoot or improve a computer system.
Revise: Operating Systems and Utilities

AQA Computer Science past papers

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Operating systems and utility programs are both system software. Do not treat utilities as a third main category.

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