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Customised Software

                 Customised software are developed to meet the specific needs of an organisation
                 or individual. These software are also known as tailor-made software.


                     DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND

                    APPLICATION SOFTWARE

                 Software  is  mainly  divided  into  two  types:  System  software and  Application
                 software. You already  know about these two types. Now, let us look at the

                 differences between System software and Application software.

                               System software                                Application software

                 Manages  and  operates  computer  Used  by  the  user  to  execute  specific
                 hardware and other software.                       tasks.

                 Can run  on its own under  certain  Needs system software to run.
                 conditions.
                 Users do not interact directly with system  Users interact  directly with application

                 software.                                          software.
                 Comes pre-installed on the computer.  Can be installed or uninstalled by the

                 You can also  install  some  system  user.
                 software, such as antivirus, Winzip, etc.
                 Examples: Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac  Examples:  MS  Office,  Web  browser,
                 OS, etc.                                           Media player, etc.



                    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM

                 An Operational Support System (OSS) is a set of computer programs used by

                 Telecommunication Service Providers (TSP) to monitor, control, analyse, and
                 manage computer or telephone networks. It is also called an Operation Support
                 System.

                 Operation Support Systems are mainly used by e-commerce platforms like Amazon
                 and Flipkart. They help manage:

                    Service delivery
                    Customer care

                    Stock management
                    Transaction management

                 Popular examples of Operation Support Systems include Oracle OSS, IBM OSS,
                 NetCracker OSS, and Huawei OSS.



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