The second software package is a group of utility programs. The two most popular are Norton Utilities and PC Tools. These programs enable you to perform a variety of tasks safely. For example, the data on your hard drive becomes fragmented over time, placing one portion of a document in one place and the rest in other places. Users may not realize the difference, but this fragmentation can slow down system operations considerably.
Computers take more time to read the separate pieces.
It is a good idea to run a program like this every few months, if possible. Though DOS now comes with a defragmentation utility, these packages contain a variety of other useful features. These are only the most basic tasks of these utilities. These multi-utility programs can provide detailed information about your computer system, your network, drivers used, memory, and much more. Not only can they diagnose your hardware, but they can also correct certain physical errors, mainly on the hard drive.