3 CATEGORIES OF
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE – is a set of instructions that tell the computer what to do. Computer
is useless without any software installed in it.
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1. SYSTEM SOFTWARE – System software is the software that
controls application processing and hardware resources of the computer
system such as memory, disk space, and peripheral devices.
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Ex. Operating system
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The Operating system is a collection of programs that
perform a variety of tasks or functions. The tasks performed
by the operating system (OS) involve communicating with
the disk drives, printers, hard disks, CD/DVD ROMS, monitor,
modem and other peripheral devices
2. APPLICATION SOFTWARE – Application software is a program that is created to
assist users with a specific task. Programs to perform word processing, manipulate
spreadsheets, manage database, and communicate with other computers are some of the
popular applications.
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Ex. Word
Processing
The Word processing technology today make it possible to
enjoy typing effectively. The typist will no longer suffer the agony
of retyping the text to produce clean and a neat draft. Through
the used of word processing software such as the Microsoft
Word and Word Perfect, a user (typist) can concentrate on
thinking about the ideas and let the computer handle the details
of laying out the words and spacing neatly on the page.
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WORD PROCESSING
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Microsoft Word
Word Perfect
word star
Spreadsheet
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Microsoft excel
Lotus 123
Quattro
Database Management System
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Oracle
Foxpro
SQL
Graphics
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Adobe Photoshop
Corel Draw
Games
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Counter Strike
Dota 2
Valorant
Educational
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MathCAD
Schoology
ProProfs
3. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES – It is the representation of instructions in
human recognizable form.
Classification of Programming language according to generation
Classification of Programming Language
according to level