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System Software

• It is the type of computer program that is designed to run a


computer hardware and application program. System software
is the interphase between hardware and user application
Definition-System Software
• Any computer software which manages and controls
computer hardware so that application software can perform
a task
Examples Of System Software
Operating Systems are the main examples of system software.
Examples of OS are as follows:
• Linux
• Microsoft Windows
• Mac OS X
• Dos
Other System software are following:
• BIOS Software
• HD Sector Boot Software
• Device Driver Software i.e. Graphics Drive etc
• Linker Software
• Assembler and Compiler Software
Application Software
• In information technology, an application (app), an
application program, or application software is a computer
program designed to help people perform an activity.
• Depending on the activity for which it was designed, an
application can manipulate text, numbers, audio, graphics, and
a combination of these elements.
• Some application packages focus on a single task, such as
word processing; others called integrated software include
several applications.
Definition-Application
Software
A computer software that performs a specific function directly for
an end user or, in some cases, for another application.
Examples of Application
Software
• Microsoft products such as Office, PowerPoint, Word, Excel,
Outlook, etc.
• Spotify and Pandora
• Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom
• Chrome, Safari and Firefox
• MX Player and VLC Media Player
Comparison Between System and
Application Software
System Software Application Software
System Software is used for operating Application Software is used by user to
computer hardware perform specific task
System Software are installed on Application Systems are installed
computer when operating system is according to the user’s requirement
installed
It provides platform for running Application Software cannot run
application software without the presence of system
software
System software will work/run Application software cannot run
independently independently
The user does not interact with system. But the user interacts with Application
It works in background software
System Software Application Software
It starts running automatically when Application software run when the
computer is turned on and stop when user requests it
computer shut down
Eg:- Windows operating system , Linux Eg:- MS Office, Tally, Photoshop
operating system
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