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Defragmenter purpose

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Reduces the quantity of fragmentation.
Limits data access time.
Less storage used, systems works more efficiently.

2
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Backup purpose

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Recovers data after its loss. Recovers data from an earlier time.

3
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Anti-virus purpose

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Protects a computer from malware. Eliminates spyware and adware & malicious programs.

4
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Compression purpose

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Lets you take multiple files, compresses them into one file. - Which is smaller than the originals size, takes up less space.

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Defragmenter + and -

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+ highlights areas that can cause damage to your data
+ programs run faster when data is grouped together, easily accessible & leads to improvements in performance.
- defragmenting a drive is both time and power consuming

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Backup + and -

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+if data is lost/deleted, backups are accessible & easily located
+ online backup is available from anywhere, internet connection required, this allows info to be saved automatically.
- even if files are being sent over a high-speed internet connection, upload limits set by internet providers or firewalls can decrease the speed

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Anti-virus + and -

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+ protects computer against viruses, spyware, spam mail and identity theft.
+ Extra features such as, parental control are available.
-installing and running antivirus can take up a computer memory and hard disk space which slows the system down.
-Doesn’t completely protect a computer (firewall is necessary).

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Compression + and -

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+ compressing data files means you can store more files in the storage space available.

  • increase in file size.
  • If you send a compressed file to someone over the internet via email / computer network, the person may not be able to view the file if they don’t have a software to compress it.