Zusammenfassung der Ressource
types of Software
- System software
- linkers
- usually part of a compiler. it takes care of the linking
between the code that the programmer writes and other
resources and libraries that make up the whole programs
- compilers
- changes the instructions written in programming
languages into binary numbers so it takes less
space
- utilities
- programs that help the user in everyday tasks: file
maintainance , compressing files,installing or unistalling
softwares , checking or removing viruses , formatting a
disk, burning CDs
- operating system
- it is a program that controls the system resources and
the processes using these resources on a computer
- device driver
- used to supply instructions to the hardware on how to operate
equipments that may be connected to the computer
- Application software
- Word processing software
- its a software that manipulates text for storing and printing
- spreadsheet
- it is a software that manipulate numbers and data and
store them in cells : columns are numbered while rows are
sorted in the alphabetical order. it uses mathematical
operations to calculate values using the data in cells
- Database
- it provides fascilities for the organisation and management of a
body of information required for a particular application
- Photo-editing software
- used to manipulate images :
cropping,
resizing,rotating..etc
- video-editing software
- used to manipulate videos :
cut crop trim arrange
- Graphics manipulation
software
- used to alter the appearance
of images : adjusting colours,
altering orientation
- measuring softare
- instruct sensors to take readings of physical quantities
- Control software
- used to instruct machines
- Applets and apps
- applets: very small application,
especially a utility program performing
one or a few simple functions.