Name the 2 categories of software.
2007-01-24 10:28:01 · 4 answers · asked by ~DreamZ~ 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Practical computer systems divide software into three major classes: system software, programming software and application software, although the distinction is arbitrary, and often blurred.
* System software helps run the computer hardware and computer system. It includes operating systems, device drivers, diagnostic tools, servers, windowing systems, utilities and more. The purpose of systems software is to insulate the applications programmer as much as possible from the details of the particular computer complex being used, especially memory and other hardware features, and such accessory devices as communications, printers, readers, displays, keyboards, etc.
* Programming software usually provides tools to assist a programmer in writing computer programs and software using different programming languages in a more convenient way. The tools include text editors, compilers, interpreters, linkers, debuggers, and so on. An Integrated development environment (IDE) merges those tools into a software bundle, and a programmer may not need to type multiple commands for compiling, interpreter, debugging, tracing, and etc., because the IDE usually has an advanced graphical user interface, or GUI.
* Application software allows end users to accomplish one or more specific (non-computer related) tasks. Typical applications include industrial automation, business software, educational software, medical software, databases, and computer games. Businesses are probably the biggest users of application software, but almost every field of human activity now uses some form of application software. It is used to automate all sorts of functions.
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2007-01-24 10:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't realise there were just two categories of software, but I would hazard a guess at 'Operating Systems' and 'Applications'.
-joe
2007-01-24 10:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Me ves y sufres 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you read the book and learn from it instead of asking us to do your homework and ending up as an unemployable dummy?
2007-01-24 10:38:11 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was going to say :
Legal and illegal.
2007-01-24 19:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Doug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋