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Types of Software
                                                                             Just like a tree stores water in
                 There are mainly two types of software:
                                                                              its trunk, a computer stores
                 1.  System software                                        information, like your drawings
                                                                           and games in its storage devices.
                 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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