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Customised Software

                  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.

                     Recap



                           A computer system is a collection of hardware and software components designed to
                         provide an effective tool for computation.
                          Software is a set of instructions that makes the computer perform tasks.
                          Operating system serves as an interface between the user and hardware.
                           Programming software is  used to understand and convert the instructions from
                         programming language to machine language.

                          Backup Utility is used for keeping the backup files for emergency.
                          Application software is a program designed to help users perform specific tasks.




                                                         Exercise



                  A.  Tick ( ) the correct option.
                     1.  Which of the following is not a type of system software?

                       a. Utility                           b. Spreadsheets               c. Assembler

                     2.  MS Word is an example of ........................... software.
                       a. System                            b. Application                c. Operating

                     3.  Which of the following is not a programming software?
                       a. Compiler                          b. Interpreter                c. Spreadsheet

                     4.  Which one of these is an operating system?
                       a. MS Word                           b. Linux                      c. MS Excel

                     5.  Which software is used by engineers, architects and designers?
                       a. DBMS                              b. CAD                        c. DTP


                  B.  Fill in the blanks using the words given below.


                           application software, operating system, word processor, disk defragmenter, system software



                     1.  ................................. can run independently with some conditions.
                     2.  ................................. manages computer resources.

                     3.  CAD is an example of ................................. .




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