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There are two types of software: System software and Application software.
Software
System Software Application Software
Prime (Ver. 2.2)-III A software that controls and manages all the activities of a computer system is called
System Software
System Software. The system software is like a manager which manages a computer
system. When we switch on a computer, the first thing that system software does is
to prepare the computer for you to work on it. It loads important files so that you
can work and run the application software. This software is called the Operating
20 System which is the most commonly used system software. Microsoft Windows is
the most popular operating system used by people across the world. There are many
versions like Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows 11 is the latest version.
Application Software
The software that are designed to perform some specific type of jobs on a computer
are called Application Software.
For example, you can draw and colour beautiful pictures in Paint and Tux Paint
software, but you cannot play a movie or a song on it. To play a song, you need to
run the Windows Media Player which is another software specially designed to play
movies and songs.
Paint, Tux Paint and Windows Media Player are some examples of application software.
Paint Tux Paint Windows Media Player

