SOFTWARE

programs : The instructions that are used by computers or other devices to perform various
operations and functions.
 Software Ownership

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE ( closed source software)
Developed by a community of
developers.
Source code is available to users
Can modify the source code
Can be copied and distributed to other
users
commercial software freeware Shareware
Users need to purchase or pay for the
Free Free on a trial basis
licenses.

Cannot be copied or distribute Subject to conditions defined by the owner

Full features Some may not have full features

Owned by individual or organization

Source code is kept secret

 System Software
1. Operating systems( OS)
control and coordinate all activities among the computer hardware devices, provide the interface for the
computer users, and run all application software

Booting and shutting down Run application programs

Cold boot is when you turn on a computer that has been Most operating system support multitasking. This
turned off completely. means the users could run two or more
Warm boot is the process of using the operating system application programs at the same time.
to restart the computer.

Provide user interface Manage hardware

user interface: a part of a program that allows the user to OS perform basic computer task and most
control and interact with the program of them equipped with plug and play
capabilities where a device will
Graphical User Interface (GUI) : using graphical objects automatically be identified and configured
like icons, menus, windows, button with no user manipulation of computer
Command line interface: user type the command statements system
to perform specific tasks.
 Manage system resources

Handles system resources such as central processing

unit (CPU)and the computer's memory (RAM)
How?
uses RAM as the temporary storage area to store the instructions and data that will
be used by the CPU to process.
ensure that the space in the RAM is enough to store the next instructions and data.
clear these items from the RAM when the CPU no longer needs them

Provide file management

Provide a way to organize files and folders

Embedded operating system Desktop operating system

Network operating system
(real-time operating system (RTOS)) (client operating system)

Installed on the computer's hard disk. Installed on the network server.

Was stored or embedded within a small
supports a single user and is used to manage different coordinate all communications among the clients
gadget
components of desktop PC and laptop PC computers that are connected to the network

Android, iOS Window, macOS, UNIX, Linux Windows Server, Linux Server, UNIX
2. Utilities
Programs to manage and maintain the general housekeeping tasks for the computer

Antivirus program File compression program System maintenance programs

Backup programs -make copies of files in case the originals are

Protect a computer system against viruses Reduce the file size to save the storage space
lost or damaged
or any threat that might invade computer and to make sending the files over the Internet
Troubleshooting programs -identify and correct any problem in
system more efficient
your computer before they become serious

BP : Windows File History, Paragon Backup and CrashPlan

McAfee Antivirus WinZip and WinRAR
TP : Windows Disk Cleanup, Windows Task Manager

3. Language Translators 4. Device Driver

Programs that translate the Programs to allow the computer to communicate with
instructions written in a the devices that are connected to it
programming language into All pieces of hardware require a driver, from your
machine language internal computer components, such as your graphics
card, to your external peripherals, like a printer
 Application Software

1. General-Purpose Applications

Word processor Spreadsheet Presentation Graphics Database Management System (DBMS)

Organize numbers, analyse them as Create presentation that may include text and
Create text based Set up and organize large amounts of data
well as create graph to visualize the images, sound, video, music files, as well as
documents in an electronic database.
numerical data link to other files

2. Specialized Applications
Graphics Program

Drawing or
Desktop publishing (DTP) or page layout Image or photo editor
illustration program

Mix text and graphic to create publication Create and edit vector images which use
Edit or modify digital photos called bitmap
focus on layout and page design geometric shapes

Microsoft publisher, adobe Indesign Adobe Photoshop, Canva Adobe Illustrator

 Web Authoring Software Video game Design Software

Website that allows a business company/ personal Need to prepare a prototype: to see how the game
website even without knowing HTML plays, allows developers to improve design, and forms
" Hyper Text Markup Language" codes the foundation to make a full game
Adobe Dreamweaver and Komado Edit can be used
to create web page
this is referred as WYSIWYG " What You See Is
What You Get" because HTML codes are
automatically generated by the program

Audio and Video Editors Project management software

Used to create and Used for planning, scheduling, resource

edit sound clips and allocation, monitoring and reporting progress
video clips of a project
Enable the planning and tracking of project
components, stakeholders and resources
Filmora
 3. MOBILE APP

Designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computer

• Social networking: Facebook, Instagram

• Messaging: Whatsapp, Telegram
• Shopping: Zalora, Lazada, Shopee
• Music: Pandora, Spotify, SoundCloud, GarageBand
• Videos: YouTube, Netflix, iflix
• QR codes: QR Reader, QR Droid

SOFTWARE SUITE
Collection of individual software, grouped and sold together under on product name

type example

Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice, WPS

Productivity (or office) suite
Office

Cloud (or online) suite Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, Zoho Workplace, Adobe Creative Cloud