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2.exploring The Goals and Programs of System Software

System software aims to provide user convenience through friendly interfaces, maximize efficiency by minimizing resource consumption, and avoid interfering with other software or the user experience. It includes operating systems, compilers, and utilities. An overview of the goals, types, evolution, benefits, challenges, and future directions of system software was presented.

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2.exploring The Goals and Programs of System Software

System software aims to provide user convenience through friendly interfaces, maximize efficiency by minimizing resource consumption, and avoid interfering with other software or the user experience. It includes operating systems, compilers, and utilities. An overview of the goals, types, evolution, benefits, challenges, and future directions of system software was presented.

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Exploring the Goals

and Programs of
System Software
Welcome to this presentation on system software, where we will explore its
goals, uses, and types. Let's dive in!

SP by Swapnali Pawar
Goals of System Software
1 User Convenience 2 Efficient Use

System software should be System software should


easy to use, with friendly minimize resource
interfaces and intuitive consumption and maximize
features. performance.

3 Non-Interference

System software should not interfere with the user's experience or


other software programs.
Types of System Programs

Operating System Compiler Utilities

The main software that Software that translates high- Programs that perform specific
communicates with hardware, level programming languages system-related tasks, such as
manages resources, and into machine code. backup, disk defragmentation,
provides a user interface. or virus scanning.
The Anatomy of a Computer System
Hardware System Software Application Software

The physical components The programs that control, The programs that users
of a computer, such as the manage, and optimize the run to perform specific
CPU, RAM, hard drive, and hardware, such as the tasks, such as word
motherboard. operating system and processing, web browsing,
drivers. or gaming.
The Evolution of Operating Systems
1980s-90s

GUI-Based Operating Systems

1 2 3

1960s-70s 2000s-2020s

Batch Processing Operating Systems Server-Based Operating Systems


The Benefits of Virtualization
Cost Savings Flexibility Disaster Recovery

Virtualization reduces Virtualization allows for easy Virtualization minimizes


hardware requirements and scaling and allocation of downtime and data loss in
enables the reuse of existing resources, without requiring case of hardware failure or
resources. physical modifications. system crashes.
The Challenges of Data Security
Threats Prevention Techniques

Hackers Encryption, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection


Systems

Malware Antivirus, Anti-Spyware, Email Filtering

Phishing Two-Factor Authentication, Spam Filters,


Education
The Future of System Software

AI-Driven Software Quantum Computing Cloud-Based Systems

Systems that use machine The next generation of Systems that store and process
learning and intelligence computing that uses quantum data on remote servers,
algorithms to optimize bits to solve complex reducing hardware and
performance and user problems. maintenance costs.
experience.

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