Ch 4 · Utility Software · Theory

Topic 4 of 9 in System Software & the Toolchain — What Runs Your Programs — 1 lesson.

Housekeeping Tools

Utility software is system software that maintains and optimises the computer. Common utilities:

All topics in Theory System-software

1. System vs Application Software
2. The Operating System's Jobs
3. Interrupts
4. Utility Software
5. Translators
6. Compiler vs Interpreter
7. The IDE
8. Scheduling & Memory Management (A Level)
9. Check Your Understanding