Basic software concepts
Software consists of the following two categories, which will be explained in detail later on:
1.Application software: Application software allows you to perform tasks, such as playing games,
creating slide show presentations, creating spreadsheets, and so on. There are many different types of
application software programs.
2.System software: This includes the operating system and other software that controls and
manages the operation of the computer.
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Whether it is creating a report for work, typing out an
assignment for school, messaging a friend, or just trying to find out
where you can buy the latest PlayStation, there is probably an
application (app) that can help you find what you are looking for.
Unfortunately, there is no application that explains what it is, or
what it does. So, in this section we will look at this term and how it
has developed – and you do not even need an application to read
it!
As you have learned, computer software is a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
and how to do it. Although the computer cannot run without system software, application software is the
most useful type for computer users, as it helps us perform many of the tasks that make us use computers
in the first place, such as web browsing, word processing and spreadsheet processing.
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE
The table below shows some of the different types of application software installed on a computer.
You should note that although software is identified as a program, it can be anything that runs on a
computer.
Table 7.1: Examples and types of application software:
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