This document defines and describes different types of computer software. It discusses that there are two main types: system software and application software. System software sits directly on the hardware and includes operating systems like Windows, Linux, and UNIX which manage computer resources. Application software are programs designed for end users like Adobe creative tools, web browsers, video streaming services, and communication apps.

1. COMPUTER
SOFTWARE
BY:
JullianeGay R. Lobo

2. COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEFINED
• Software is a generic term for organized collections of
computer data and instructions.
• Software can be thought of as the variable part of a
computer and hardware the invariable part.
• Computer software has special economic characteristics
that make its design, creation, and distribution different
from most other economic goods.

3. TYPES OF SOFTWARE
There are two main types of software:
systems software and application software.
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE

4. SYSTEM SOFTWARE DEFINED
• System software sits directly on top of your computer's
hardware components (also referred to as its bare metal)
• Systems software can also be used for managing computer
resources.
• Systems software is designed to be used by the computer
system itself, not human users.

5. Microsoft Windows, or simply 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 development and distribution.
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google. It was first
released in 2008,
UNIX was designed to be a small, flexible system used exclusively by
programmers.
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) is a Unix operating system derivative
developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group
(CSRG).

6. APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEFINE
• An application program (app or application for short) is a
computer program designed to perform a group of coordinated
functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user.
• An application is any program, or group of programs, that is
designed for the end user.

7. ADOBE The leading multimedia software company. Adobe
products are used primarily by professional designers and editors
Yahoo! is an Internet portal that incorporates a search engine and a
directory of World Wide Web sites organized in a hierarchy of topic
categories.
PACMAN major example in U.S. corporate history is the attempted hostile takeover
of Martin Marietta by Bendix Corporation in 1982.
NETFLIX In 2008, Roku was the first company to offer a
dedicated Netflix set-top box that connects the TV to the
home network for video streaming.
Skype is an IP telephony service provider that offers free calling
between subscribers and low-cost calling to people who don't use
the service.