Describe various types of software.
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A software is a program which helps the human user to give instruction to computer hardware.
Types of Software
• Systems software
• Application software
System Software can be broadly classified into two types as:
• System control programs
• System support programs
• System development programs
System control programs
• controls the execution of programs
• manage the storage & processing resources of the computer
• perform other management & monitoring function.
The most important of these programs is the operating system, DBMS & communication
monitors.
System support programs
• Provide routine service functions to the other computer programs & computer
users: E.g. Utilities, libraries, performance monitors & job accounting.
System development programs
• Assists in the creation of application
• Programs. e.g., language translators such as BASIC interpreter & application generators.
Application software
These are programs that help users solve particular computing problems.