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Complete the description of utility system software using the words provided in the box. Not all words are used.

contiguousdefragmentationdeletedencryption
fasterfragmentedkeylost
non-contiguousplaintextscramblesslower
softwarespeed

..... software reorganises the data on a magnetic hard drive so that parts of the same file are stored in ..... blocks. This reduces read/write head movement, making file retrieval ......

..... software secures sensitive data by converting it into ciphertext using an algorithm. Only users with the correct decryption ..... can return the data back to its original ..... form.

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Utility software Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Utility software

11 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Computer Science Utility software. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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