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A451 - 1.1: Types of Software
- 2 Types
- System Software: Operating System, Utility
Program and Drivers
- Application Software: Everyday programs that we use.
- System Software: Operating System, Utility
Program and Drivers
- Operating System
- Computers and Devices need one to operate
- It allows application software to communicate with the hardware
- It sorts out where to store data
- It sorts out security
- Organizes files and folders
- Computers and Devices need one to operate
- User Interface
- Enables the user to interact with the device
- Often a part of the OS
- Enables the user to interact with the device
- Utility Programs
- Designed to do specific tasks very well
- One of them does one or two of these:
- File Compression, Sorting, Renaming, Conversion and
Repair. Printing, Anti-virus, defragging etc.
- Designed to do specific tasks very well
- Drivers
- A program which translates commands from the OS
to commands that the hardware can understand
- Drivers are needed for the hardware to function properly
- A program which translates commands from the OS
to commands that the hardware can understand
- Applications Software
- Does not control how the system works
- They work through the OS
- Does not control how the system works
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