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Application Software

Application software is a type of software that helps users perform tasks like creating documents, analyzing data, and more. There are five main types of application software: 1) system software which supports other programs, 2) application software for tasks like word processing, spreadsheets, databases, etc., 3) utility software for system maintenance and optimization, 4) device drivers to operate hardware, and 5) portable applications that run from removable storage without installing.

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Application Software

Application software is a type of software that helps users perform tasks like creating documents, analyzing data, and more. There are five main types of application software: 1) system software which supports other programs, 2) application software for tasks like word processing, spreadsheets, databases, etc., 3) utility software for system maintenance and optimization, 4) device drivers to operate hardware, and 5) portable applications that run from removable storage without installing.

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Application Software

Software is a set of instructions (also called a program)


that guides the hardware to operate effectively.
There are five main types of software:
1. System Software – Any software required to support the
production or execution of application programs but not
specific to any particular application. Common operating
systems include Windows, Macintosh OS, OS/2, and
UNIX.
2. Application Software – Designed to help the user to
perform singular or multiple related tasks. Examples of
application software are as follows:
a. Word processing software - Creates, edits, saves, and prints
documents. This also serves as an electronic typewriter and even
more. With word processors, the user can quickly produce quality
documents like memos and reports.
Example: MS Word, WordPerfect, Ami Pro, MacWrite.
b. Spreadsheet software - An electronic spreadsheet consisting of
rows and columns is used to present and analyze data.
Example: MS Excel, Lotus 123, Quattro Pro.
c. - Used to structure a database, an Database management
software extensive collection of computer programs. Data is
organized as fields and records for easy retrieval.
Example: MS Access, dBase, Fox Pro, Or
d. Presentation Software - These are programs that allow users to
create an electronic presentation for reports and other functions.
e. Desktop Publishing Software - This allows the user to create page
makeups and do simple typesetting to produce various materials, such
as books, pamphlets, reports, and booklets.
f. Reference Software - These are electronic versions of various
references such as encyclopedia, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries,
thesauri, and the like.
g. Graphics Programs - These allow the creation and manipulation of
graphics, images, objects, and pictures. Some of the common graphics
programs are CorelDraw, Photoshop, and Computer-Aided Design
(CAD)
h. Educational Software - These include tutorials and electronic lessons that
give students knowledge or training in a particular subject or skill, such as
Math or Science or gardening or cooking.

i. Computer Games - These are programs that simulate real games or


provide entertainment and adventure to user

j. Network Software - These are programs that make it possible for


computers in different areas to be connected, allowing their users to
communicate with each other. Example: Skype, Zoom, Google meet, yahoo
messenger

k. Programming Software - software is a tool to make software using


different programming languages. Example: Java, C++
3. Utility software, often referred to as utility, is a
system software designed to help analyze, configure,
optimize, or maintain a computer and enhance its
performance. It is a program that performs a specific
task, which is usually related to managing the system
resources. Utilities are sometimes also installed as
memory-resident programs.
4 types of utility software:

• System Utilities: it is a software application that helps optimized and maintain


a computer just like an anti-virus, memory testers, package managers, network
utilities, and registry cleaner.
• File Management Utilities: utilities are used in managing and securing back up
files. The examples are Archivers, backup software, data compression utilities,
and file managers.
• Storage Device Management Utilities: All the disk related software utilities
fall into this type of utility. They can be disk checkers, disk partition editors, disk
formatters, disk space analyzers and so on.
• Miscellaneous Utilities: All the remaining utility software can be included in
this type, for example, data generators, hex editors, HTML checkers, and merge
programs.
4. Device Driver - a computer program that operates or controls
a particular type of device attached to a computer. Typical
devices are keyboards, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and
external storage devices; each of these needs a driver to work
correctly. Examples Driver Booster, Snappy Driver Installer,
Driver Pack Solution, Driver Cloud

5. Portable application Software – characterized as standalone,


it is designed to run on a computer without installing it. That runs
from a removable storage device, such as a USB flash drive. It
does not need to be installed on a computer to run and does not
store data on the host system

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