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Types of Software

Software is a set of instructions that tells a computer how to solve a problem. There are two types of software: system software and application software. System software includes operating systems, utility programs, and device drivers which control hardware. Application software performs specific tasks for users like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Photoshop. Custom software is developed specifically for an organization while packaged software is pre-made and available for purchase.

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Types of Software

Software is a set of instructions that tells a computer how to solve a problem. There are two types of software: system software and application software. System software includes operating systems, utility programs, and device drivers which control hardware. Application software performs specific tasks for users like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Photoshop. Custom software is developed specifically for an organization while packaged software is pre-made and available for purchase.

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Software

A set of instructions given to the computer to solve a problem is called Software.

Software is a single/collection of programs that performs a particular task.

Software is also called Program.


Different software's are used to solve different problems.

Types Of Software
There are two types of software on the basis of their functionality:

1. System Software
2. Application Software

Application Software
Application Software includes programs that do real work for user. Application Software
is created to perform specific tasks for a user.

It is also known as application package. Application software is used to perform various


applications on the computer.
Examples
1. Microsoft Word
2. Microsoft Excel
3. Lotus 123
4. Photoshop etc.

Custom software

Custom software (also known as bespoke software or tailor-made software's) is


software that is specially developed for some specific organization or other user.

Packaged Software
Packaged Software is a Software that is ready-made and available for sale, lease, or
license to the public.

System Software
System Software is set of programs to control and manage the operations of a computer
hardware.

It enables application programs to execute properly.


It consists of the basic operations as follows:

Saving data on disk


Making computer to work for us
Printing a document etc.

Examples
Examples of System Software's are:

1. Operating Systems
2. Utility Programs
3. Device Drivers

Operating System (OS)


An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer
hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs.
The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer
system.
Application programs usually require an operating system to function.
Utility program
Utility program is a system software that allows a user to analyze, configure and
Maintain the computer.
It performs a specific task related to the management of computer.

Device Driver
A Device Driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of
device that is attached to a computer.

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