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Multimedia Software

                 Multimedia Software  are  used to  combine
                 the text with graphics, videos, animations and

                 sounds
                 Therefore,  it is called multimedia  software.

                 Some  commonly  used multimedia  software
                 are  Windows  Media Player,  Windows
                 Movie  Maker,  Picasa,  Inkspace,  Media
                 Monkey, etc.


                 Customised Software                                                Windows Media Player

                 Customised  software are those which have been developed according  to the

                 needs of a particular organisation or an individual. Such software is also called
                 tailor-made software.  For example  Banking software,  Delivery software,
                 Shopping software, etc.

                      DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND

                     APPLICATION SOFTWARE

                 Software  is  mainly  classified    into  two  types:  System  software  and  Application
                 software. You already know about both types of software. Lets check the differences
                 between System software and Application software.


                                  System software                               Application software

                  ✶ It  is used  for  operating  computer  It is used by the user to perform  a
                      hardware as well as software.                   particular task.

                  ✶ System software can run independently  Application software cannot run
                      with some conditions.                           without the presence of the system
                                                                      software.

                  ✶ The  user  does not  have  direct  The  user  can  have  direct  interaction
                      interaction with system software.               with the application software.

                  ✶ Pre-installed software.                           User can install and uninstall this
                                                                      software.

                  ✶ Examples: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac  Examples:  MS  Office,  Web  browser,
                      OS, etc.                                        Media player, etc.








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