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System Software
System software helps the user to operate the computer system and utilise its different resources. It
co-ordinates the operation and functioning of a computer along with the attached hardware components
of the computer. System software acts as an interface or a bridge between the user and the computer.
System software can be broadly classified into:
l Operating System l Language Processor
Operating System
An Operating System (OS) is a system software that acts as an interface between hardware and the user.
It manages and co-ordinates the operation and the sharing of resources of the computer.
USER
APPLICATION
OPERATING
SYSTEM
HARDWARE
It acts as a host for applications that run on the computer and handles the operation of the hardware.
It performs basic tasks, such as booting the system, recognising input, sending output, keeping track
of the locations of files and directories on the disc, controlling peripheral devices such as disc drives,
printers, etc.
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