This document discusses different types of software. It defines software and describes two main types: application software and system software. Application software helps users perform tasks while system software helps computers run. Some key application software types discussed include office, educational, financial, entertainment, and utility software. The document also covers operating systems, computer programs, software licenses, and compatibility.

1. SOFTWARE
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2. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT-1
• Class-ix
• Section-c
• Subject-f.i.t
• Group no.-5

3. 1. WHAT IS SOFTWARE?

4. TYPES OF SOFTWARE
• Application software helps the user carry out his tasks
• e.g. word processing, games, business
• System software helps the computer carry out its tasks.
• the operating system is the main systems software on a computer
• e.g. Windows XP, Mac OS X, DOS

5. WHAT IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM?
• A computer program is a set of
instructions that tells a computer how
to carry out some task.
• A computer program is written in a
computer programming language.
• Example programming languages:
• Visual Basic, C, C++, Java, Pascal

6. 2. CHOOSING SOFTWARE
• Decide on the type of software you want.
• Make sure the software is written for your computer
• e.g. it works on a PC or Macintosh
• Make sure the software will work with your operating system.
• e.g it works on Microsoft XP or Mac OS X
• Choose between commercial software, shareware, or freeware.
software compatibility

7. SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY
• To be compatible, software must be:
• written for the type of computer you use
• written for your computer’s operating system
• System requirements list operating system and hardware
needs for the software to work
• they will be listed somewhere in the software package
(e.g. on the box)

8. 3. TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE
• There are many types:
• office, educational, network, financial,
entertainment, groupware, utilities, etc.
• Application software costs money and usually
requires the user to sign/agree to a user
license.

9. OFFICE SOFTWARE
• Office software package several applications
together. They often include:
• Word processing, spreadsheets, databases,
slides, drawing e-mail, etc.
• e.g. Microsoft Office

10. EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
• There is educational and training
software for people of all ages.

11. NETWORK SOFTWARE
• Connect your computer to your local network/
• Internet/Web:
• e-mail software
• Web browsers

12. FINANCIAL SOFTWARE
• Personal finance software
helps with:
• bank accounts, investments, credit card balances
• Some packages also support online banking:
• downloading transactions, transferring funds, paying bills

13. ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
• Each year, worldwide computer and video game
software sales exceed $15 billion.

14. GROUPWARE SOFTWARE
• Groupware allows a group of users on a network to work
together on a project.
• Groupware may provide services for communicating (such as
e-mail), group document development, scheduling, and
tracking.
• Documents can include text, images, or other types of data.

15. UTILITY SOFTWARE
• Utilities are system software that extends the basic
operating system , although they may be bought separately .
They are specifically designed to help , manage and tune the
computer hardware , operating system or application software
. It may perform a single task or a range of task as opposed
to application software’s.
• Some of the examples of utility software are-
1. Backup Utility
2. Disk Defragmenter
3. Virus Scanner
4. Archive
5. Encryption
6. System Utilities
7. Disk Cleaner

16. 4. WHAT IS A SOFTWARE LICENSE?
• A software license is a legal contract
that defines the ways in which you
may use the software.
• Opening the software CD's wrapping
means that you agree to the software
license
• sometimes called a shrink-wrap
license

17. 6. THE OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)
• An operating system (OS) controls/manages
all the activities in a computer.
• Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and DOS
• The operating system helps the application
software and the hardware talk to each
other.

18. OS SERVICES
• External services
• help users start programs, manage data, and
maintain security
• Internal services
• help the computer system function efficiently
• A system resource is part of a computer
system.
• e.g. disk drive space, memory, processor time

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