2. DEFINITION
โขA computer system is a basic, complete and functional
computer, including all the hardware and software required
to make it functional for any user.
โขIt should have the ability to receive user input, process data
and with the processed data, create information for future
storage and/or output.
4. SYSTEM SOFTWARE DEFINED
โขSystem software is a type of computer program
that is designed to run a computerโs hardware
and application programs. If we think of the
computer system as a layered model, the system
software is the interface between the hardware
and user applications.
5. SYSTEM SOFTWARE EXAMPLE
Microsoft Windows, or simply Windows, is a
metafamily of graphical operating systems
developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
Microsoft
Windows
Linux was originally developed for personal
computers based on the Intel x86 architecture, but
has since been ported to more platforms than any
other operating system.
Linux
6. macOS is based on technologies developed at NeXT between
1985 and 1997, when Apple acquired the company. The "X" in
Mac OS X and OS X is pronounced "ten", as it is the Roman
numeral for the number 10. The X was a prominent part of the
operating system's brand identity, and was used to showcase
its Unix compatibility;
macOS
Android is a mobile operating system developed by
Google, based on the Linux kernel and designed primarily
for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and
tablets.
Android
Google is an American multinational technology company
that specializes in Internet-related services and products.
These include online advertising technologies, search,
cloud computing, software, and hardware. Wikipedia
Google
7. APPLICATION SOFTWARE DEFINED
โขComplete, self-contained computer program (usually a
commercially produced, shrinkwrapped software) that
performs a specific useful task, other than system
maintenance functions (which are performed by utility
programs). Called 'Apps' for short, application programs
are the most familiar forms of software and come in a
very wide variety of types (such as accounting programs,
database programs, graphics and illustration programs,
word processing programs). Also called application
program.
8. APPLICATION SOFTWARE EXAMPLE
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser
developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary
the Mozilla Corporation.
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers
developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft
Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was
first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple based on
the WebKit engine. First released in 2003 with Mac OS X
Panther, a mobile version has been included in iOS
devices since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007.
9. Opera
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser
developed by Google. It was first released in
2008, for Microsoft Windows, and was later
ported to Linux, macOS, iOS and Android.
Wikipedia
Google Chrome
Opera is a web browser for Windows, macOS, and
Linux operating systems developed by Opera
Software. It uses the Blink layout engine. An earlier
version using the Presto layout engine is still
available, and runs on FreeBSD systems.