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SYSTEM SOFTWARE

                  System  software is a set  of programs that control the overall  functioning  of a
                  computer. They are designed to operate, control, run computer hardware and

                  application programs.

                  When we switch on a computer, the system software prepares the computer for you
                  to work on it. It loads important files so that you can work and run the application

                  software.  The  operating system is  an example  of system  software.  Without  an
                  operating system, a computer cannot function. It acts as a manager between the
                  computer hardware and the user. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating

                  system available today. It has different versions like Windows 98, Windows 2000,
                  Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.








                  APPLICATION SOFTWARE

                  At home, you might have seen various appliances which perform only a specific

                  task. For example, a washing machine is used to wash clothes and a microwave is
                  used to cook food.

                  Similarly,  computers  also have some  software that  perform only certain  tasks.
                  These types of software are known as application software. For example, WordPad

                  is used for typing a document but we cannot do painting in the WordPad program.

                  Some more examples of application software are:

                              Paint is used for drawing and colouring pictures.




                             MS Word is used for typing letters and essays.





                              Calculator is used to do mathematical operations.




                                  PowerPoint is used for creating presentations.










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