2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE
DEFINED
•Computer software (often called just
software) is a set of instructions and
associated documentation that tells a
computer what to do or how to perform a
task or it can mean all the software on a
computer, including the applications and the
operating system.
4. SYSTEM SOFTWARE DEFINED
•Systems Software-Systems software
includes the programs that are dedicated
to managing the computer itself, such as
the operating system, file management
utilities, and disk operating system (or
DOS) Applications Software
5. SYSTEM SOFTWARE EXAMPLES
Microsoft Windows- is a metafamily of
graphical operating systems developed,
marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
Linux- is a Unix-like computer operating system
assembled under the model of free and open-
source software.
Unix-a widely used multiuser
operating system.
Mac OS X- is the current
series of Unix-based
graphical operating
systems developed
6. APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEFINED
•Application software, or simply applications, are
often called productivity programs or end-user
programs because they enable the user to
complete tasks, such as creating documents,
spreadsheets, databases and publications, doing
online research, sending email, designing graphics,
running businesses, and even playing games!
7. APPLICATION SOFTWARE EXAMPLES
Graphics-are visual images or designs on
some surface, such as a wall, canvas,
screen, paper, or stone to inform, illustrate,
or entertain.
Word Processing-the production,
storage, and manipulation of text on a
computer or word processor.
Spreadsheet- is both a sheet of paper
designed to capture and show data in rows
and columns.
Database-a structured set of
data held in a computer,
especially one that is
accessible in various ways.d