Computer Software

In this slide you can find the definition of the computer software, types of computer software like the system software and applications software and its examples.

1. COMPUTER SOFTWARE BY: JULINA GUMANIT

2. Computer Software Definition   Software  is a generic term for organized collections of  computer  data and instructions, often broken into two major categories: system  software  that provides the basic non-task-specific functions of the  computer , and application software  which is used by users to accomplish specific tasks.

3. Types Of Computer Software System Software Applications Software

4. System Software Definition System software is a type of computer  program  that is designed to run a computer’s 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. Examples of System Software Windows XP - (codenamed  Whistler ) is a  personal computer   operating system  that was produced by  Microsoft  as part of the  Windows NT  family of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and broadly released for retail sale on October 25, 2001. Unix - i s a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T  Unix , developed starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others. Anti virus -  designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.

6. Examples of System Software Anti virus -  designed to detect and destroy computer viruses. Computer language translators - A Compiler is a  computer  program that translates code written in a high level language  to a lower level  language , object/machine code. The most common reason for  translating  source code is to create an executable program (converting from a high level  language  into machine  language ). Mac oS - is the current series of  Unix-based   graphical operating systems  developed and marketed by  Apple Inc.  designed to run on Apple's  Macintosh  computers ("Macs"), having been preinstalled on all Macs since 2002. Within the market of desktop, laptop and home computers, and by web usage, it is the  second most widely used desktop OS  after  Microsoft Windows .

7. Applications Software Definition Application software  can be divided into two general classes: systems  software  and  applications software . Applications software  (also called end-user programs) include such things as database programs, word processors, Web browsers and spreadsheets.

8. Examples of Application Software Microsoft Office  - Microsoft’s flagship suite of desktop business applications for Windows and Mac. All versions of the suite include Word, Excel and PowerPoint (word processing, spreadsheets and presentations). ...  Office  software is a large percentage of  Microsoft's  business. Adobe photoshop - n image editing software developed and manufactured by  Adobe  Systems Inc.  Photoshop  is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software. The software allows users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on digital photos.

9. Examples of Application Software VLC media player - VLC media player  (commonly known as  VLC ) is a free and open-source, portable and cross-platform  media player  and streaming  media  server written by the VideoLAN project. ... VLC media player  supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-Video, video CD and streaming protocols. 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. Google Chrome  is also the main component of  Chrome  OS, where it serves as a platform for running web apps. Tally - Tally  Accounting is a software used for accounting purposes. It is provided by  Tally Solutions and is a standard business accounting software.  Tally  ERP is a very robust ERP product and is a complete business management solution.  Tally  is defined as record, count (as verb) or a record of debit and credit or an account.