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the fuction of an operating system

multitasking

disk/peripheral management

memory management

user management / security

provide of a user interface

file management

what are utilities

utilities provide extra functionality that make it easier to use

they can be packaged as part of the operating system or ought as stand-alone software programs

the operating system controls and manages the computer system

encryption tools

encrypt web communication

encrypt data on an organisation database

encrypt files and folders on a portable disk such as a USB memory stick

backup utilities

you need to save the backed up data on external hard drive

organisation from the samllest companies to the largest banks cannot afford to lose any data

windows has a backup and restore ultility which will create a backup of your files on a regular schedule

you need to back up dataon your hard dusk

comerical backup utilities make sure that even in the event of fire or flood, all data can be recovered