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Types of Software
There are mainly two types of software:
1. System software
2. Application software
System Software
System software controls and manages the overall activities of a computer system.
So, the system software is like a manager of a computer system.
The main job of the system software is to prepare the computer for you to work
and run application software. Operating system is an example of system software.
Linux is the most popular operating system available today.
System software is a very important part of a computer system. Without system
software, the computer is like a car without a driver.
The system software also controls the working of the computer and makes the
computer hardware understand the instructions given by the user through the
application software.
Application Software
Application software helps us to perform a specific type of job. For example you
draw and colour pictures in Tux Paint software, but you cannot play a movie or a
song in it.
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