When you attach a new device, you need to install its driver so that the OS knows how it needs to be managed. A software that performs a single task and nothing else is called application software. Application software are very specialized in their function and approach to solving a problem.
So a spreadsheet software can only do operations with numbers and nothing else. A hospital management software will manage hospital activities and nothing else. Application software that assist system software in doing their work is called utility software.
Thus utility software is actually a cross between system software and application software. Arnab Chakraborty. Abhilash Nelson. Abhishek And Pukhraj. Sasha Miller. For example: The antivirus that we use to protect our computer system is a type of Software. The media players that we use to play multimedia files such as movies, music etc. The Microsoft Office we use to edit the documents is a Software. Depending on its use and area of implementation, Softwares can be divided into 3 major types: System Software Application Software Utility Software System Software These are the software that directly allows the user to interact with the hardware components of a computer system.
As the humans and machines follow different languages, there has to be an interface that will allow the users to interact with the core system, this interface is provided by the software. The system software can be called the main or the alpha software of a computer system as it handles the major portion of running a hardware.
This System Software can be further divided into four major types: The Operating System — It is the main program that governs and maintains the inter-cooperation of the components of a computer system. For eg. Computer Fundamentals Online Training 46 Lectures 2. Previous Page Print Page. Save Close. History of Computers The history of the computer dates back to several years. Basic Applications of Computer Computers play a role in every field of life. Components of Computer System Computer systems consist of three components as shown in below image: Central Processing Unit, Input devices and Output devices.
Input Devices — Keyboard and Mouse Input devices help to get input or data from user. Other Input Devices There are few other input devices which help to feed data to the computer.
Output Devices Output devices help to display output to user. Computer Memory Computer memory refers to storage area where data is stored. Concept of Hardware and Software The term hardware refers to mechanical device that makes up computer.
It provides and supports user functionality. Examples of system software include operating systems such as Windows, Linux, Unix, etc. An application software is designed for benefit of users to perform one or more tasks. Arnab Chakraborty. Abhilash Nelson. Abhishek And Pukhraj. Concept of Hardware and Software Advertisements.
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