System Programming
System Programming
System Programming
2. What is Hardware?
Hardware is the machinery part that we can see or touch.
3. What is Software?
Software is the programs or instructions to run the hardware?
4. What is Firmware?
Firmware is the program or instructions stored in ROM to startup the
computer.
5. Types of Software:
a. System Software: Programs or instructions to operate the
hardware and to manage overall resources of the system.
Example: Operating System, Drivers
b. Application Software: Program or instructions that solve a
particular problem or used for a particular application.
Example: MS-Word
c. Service Software: It is an utility that provide extra services to the
user
Example: Anti Virus Software
7. What is Assembler?
It is a program which converts the assembly level language into machine
level language.
8. What is Loader?
It is a program which loads the executable version of the program into
memory and prepares them for execution.
9. What is a Processor?
It is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by
instructions in memory.