SOFTWARE
The set of instruction that combined together
are called program. Many short programs that combined together for special tasks are known
as called software. Software tells the computer how to do and what to do.
There are two type of software that described by figure are:
SOFTWARE
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1. SYSTEM
SOFTWARE 2. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
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OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE GENERAL PURPOSE SOFTWARE
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SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE SPECIAL PURPOSE SOFTWARE
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UTILITY SOFTWARE
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The software that id directly related to computer hardware and perform fundamental
task is term as system software.
Numbers of program include in
system software nut the following are essential:
1.
Editor
2.
Language translator
3.
Linkers
4.
Loaders
5.
Utilities
6.
Operating software
Editor:
With the help of editor we can type program. Editor is such a way this
is the platform to write a program like C. C++ etc.
Language translator:
Language translator is the program which converts the high level
language into machine code another way that it translates the source code into
object code.
There are three type of language translator which is:
1. Interpreter
2. Assembler
3. Compiler
Linkers:
Linker create link between the programs to memory.
Loader:
This type of program loads the program form
disk to memory (ram).
Utilities:
Program provides ease to user and increase computer efficiency to run
smoothly.
Operating system:
Operating is the main important program of system software which provides
and create relation for user to hardware. The work of operating system is
1. Process
management
2. Memory
management
3. Secondary
memory management
4. i/o
management
5. command
interpreter
APPLICATION SOFTWARE:
There are two type of application software
1. General
purpose application software
2. Special
purpose application software
General purpose application software:
The software which fulfill our general requirement. Some General purpose
application software are following,
M.S
Word
M.S
Excel
Photoshop
Video
editor
Special purpose application software:
The software which fulfill special
requirement are term as Special purpose application software.