Software Types

INTRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE

WHAT IS A COMPUTER SOFTWARE?
A computer software is a collection of programs and a program is collection of some ordered instructions.

Mostly computer software and program written by different types of programming languages, such as (C, C++, Java, Python, etc.)



TYPES OF SOFTWARE

A computer software can be classify in the following two categories.

1. System software

2. Application software

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

A system software is responsible to perform different types of tasks, therefore, its large in size and complex to develop than compare of application software.


SYSTEM SOFTWARE EXAMPLES

1. OS (Operating system)

2. Interpreter and compiler

3. Assembler (Convert assembly code in machine code)

APPLICATION PROGRAM

These types of programs are small in size than compare of system software and these types of programs prepared to perform a particular task.

APPLICATION PROGRAMS - EXAMPLES

1. Microsoft office

2. Antivirus

3. Tally, busy, etc.



MICROSOFT OFFICE PROGRAMS

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Frontpage.

COMPILER AND INTERPRETER

Compiler and interpreter both are used to convert a high language’s program in machine code (binary code)

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