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    2                          TYPES OF SOFTWARE

                          Goal Glimpse

                             Types of Software                               Types of System Software

                             Types of Application Software
                             Difference between System Software and Application Software

                     In the past two decades, computers have reshaped our lives almost everywhere,
                     whether it is at home, work, school, hospital, etc. There has been an enormous
                     increase in the use of computers especially after Covid-19 breakout.

                     A computer can be defined as an electronic device that performs diverse operations
                     with the help of instructions to process the data in order to achieve desired results.
                     A computer  system is made up of a number  of electronic  devices which  are
                     connected  together.  It is made  up  of  both  hardware  and  software.  Hardware
                     refers to the physical components that make up a computer system.

                     Let us explore software in detail.

                           TYPES OF SOFTWARE

                     Software is a set of instructions that makes the computer perform tasks. Software

                     is another term for a computer program. It controls the computer and makes it do
                     useful work. Without software, a computer is useless.

                     Software  can  be  classified  into  two  broad  categories:  system software  and
                     application software.

                           TYPES OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE                                      System Software

                     It  is the  most important  software  for
                     operating  a  computer.  It acts  as a              Operating           Language             Utility
                                                                           System            Translator         Software
                     mediator between  the computer and
                     the user to run operations. System software can be classified into three categories:
                     Operating System, Language Translator and Utility Software.

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