TYPES OF SOFTWARE
Database
A database is a collection of related datasored and treated as a unit for information retrieval purposes
Utility Programs
Are a set of programs that help the user in system maintenance tasks, and in perfoming task of routine nature
Communication software
In a network environment communication software enables transfer of data and programs from one computer system to another
System Software
Is a set of one or more programs designed to control the operation and extende the processing, capability of computer system
Application software
Is a set of one or more programs designed to solve a specific problem, or do a specific task
Entertainment software
It allows a computer to be used as an entertainment tool
Graphics software
It enables us to a computer system for creating, editing, drawings, pictures, graphs
Word-processing
It make use of computer for creating, editing, viewing,formating, storing, retrieving, and printing documents
Some commonly known types of system software are
Operating System Programming language translators Communicating Software Utility programs
Some commonly known application software are
Word-processing Spreadsheet Database Graphics Education Software Entertainment software
Software can be divided into two major categories:
a) System software b) Application sowftware
Education Software
allows a computer to be used as a teaching and learning tool
Spreadsheet
is a numeric-data-analysis tool that allows us to create a kind of computerized ledger
Programming language translators
it transforms the instructions prepared by progammers in a programmming language into a form that can be interpreted and executed by a computer system
Operating System software
takes care of effective and efficient utilization of all hardwareand software components of a computer system
Conclusion about software
with out system software we cannot run the computer and with out application software wecannot do the work on the computer For running the running the computer we need software
