The software layer around the machine

Om Sai Ram

We know that a Computer system is an extremely popular system and very easy to use device. The reason behind this user friendly computing device is that around the basic hardware machine, a layer of software is added that removes the user away from the actual machine. The user interacts with the virtual machine offered by the software.

The software can be comfortably divided into two types: Application Software and the system software.

Application Software : it is the third party software brought by the user and loaded on the system for his own personal/ professional needs. Examples: Autocad, a DBMS package (Oracle etc), Kundli package for casting horoscopes, Maya for multimedia.

System software: it is the software that occupies a place between the application software and the machine. In fact, the System software provides services to the application program on one side and harnesses the powers of the machine on the other. Examples: Operating system, Compilers, Assemblers, linkers, loaders, emulators etc.

The system software that provides services to a user, are called Utility software. Examples: Virus scanners, disk defragmenters, disk managers etc.

A. K. Sharma


Thought to ponder...

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