Software consists of programs that provide instructions to control and direct computers to perform tasks. There are two main categories of software: system software which includes operating systems and programming languages, and application software such as custom-made transaction processing systems or commercial-off-the-shelf packages for education, productivity, games, security, and entertainment.

1. SOFTWARE

2. Software
• is the genetic term for
programs. It consists of
instructions for controlling
and directing the computer.
We use software to perform
varied tasks using the
computer.

3. Categories
of
Software:

4. System Software
A. Operating System
1. With Graphical User
Interface (ex. Ubuntu
Linux)
2. Without Graphical User
Interface/Text Mode (ex.
Disk Operating System)

5. System Software
A. Programming Languages
1.High-level (ex. Java,
C++)
2.Mid-level or Assembly
level (ex. TASM)
3.Low-level (ex. Machine
code)

6. Application Software
A. Custom-Made Systems
1. Transaction Processing
(ex. Enrollment System)

7. Application Software
B. Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
Systems/General-purpose
1. Educational Packages (ex. Jump
Start Kindergarten Modules)
2. Productivity Tools (ex. LibreOffice
Writer)
3. Games (ex. Plants vs. Zombies)
4. Utilities (ex. Antivirus Software)
5. Entertainment (ex. Music Player)