Information and Communication Technology

3.1.3 Utility Programmes

There are many tasks common to a variety of applications. Examples of such tasks are:

• Sorting a list in a desired sequence.
• Merging of two programmes.
• Copying a programme from one place to another
• Report writing.

One need not write prog rammes for these tasks. They are standard and normally handled by what are known as utility programmes . Like operating systems, utility programmes are prewritten by the manufacturers and supplied with the hardware. They may also be obtained from standard s oftware vendors. A good range of utility programmes can make life much easier for the user.