2006-08-09 00:05:08 · 14 answers · asked by anita b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
a system software is different from a application software. an Operating System is a an example of system software. or the BIOS of a system is also a system software
2006-08-09 00:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by Ankur G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nice people! especially the answer of Adventure Man is completely wrong.
in laymans term
imagine an onion from the inner to the outer side. it consists of shells, so does the software. the most inner shell is called the nucleus that is reponsible for timing, scheduling tasks, queueing data, memory allocation etc. The second layer is an interface layer, responsible to communicate with hardware and software (drivers and pipes). The third layer is the application layer, these are all the programs that you work with (browser, media player, word processing, image processing etc.)
the first and the second layer are called the system software, you can say the operating system (for example the Windows Explorer is also an application but very tight connected with the second layer. therefore it is integrated in the OS). the system software is what you cannot see directly as a user but it's absolutely necessary to make all the applications running.
2006-08-09 00:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by frime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
System software is a generic term referring to any computer software that is an essential part of the computer system. An operating system is an obvious example, while an OpenGL or database library are less obvious examples. System software contrasts with application software, which are programs that help the end-user to perform specific, productive tasks, such as word processing or image manipulation.
If system software is stored on non-volatile storage such as integrated circuits, it is usually termed firmware.
2006-08-09 00:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by Ayaz Ali 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
System software is a generic term referring to any computer software that is an essential part of the computer system. An operating system is an obvious example, while an OpenGL or database library are less obvious examples. System software contrasts with application software, which are programs that help the end-user to perform specific, productive tasks, such as word processing or image manipulation.
If system software is stored on non-volatile storage such as integrated circuits, it is usually termed firmware
2006-08-09 00:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by josephlau86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Software that controls the operation of the equipment.
Examples of system software:
Operating system - the program in charge of the computer system
Operating environment - a graphical user interface to the operating system
A GUI or graphical user interface is a program that uses small pictures called icons to represent objects. The user activates them with a pointing device like a mouse.
2006-08-09 00:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by R.RamaJeyam (Leo Guy) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
System software is the various computer interfaces that make up the programs on a given system. All your games, word processing, e-mail, anything your computer actually does, is system software.
2006-08-09 00:10:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The software that were bundled with the computer itself is called as system software. For ex: the OS in the computer and the components in it is called as the system software
2006-08-09 00:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by Dexter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
software written so that system could work. example are software to read words from keyboard, printing , mouse ,
taking care of system resourses. etc.
2006-08-09 00:09:44 · answer #8 · answered by harrypotter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a software that has to do with the system such as anti-virus, anti- spyware and other software that is entering deep into the sysyem (read: OS).
2006-08-09 00:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means all that is present in system u can say to run system its required like OS.
2006-08-09 00:14:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋