System Software:
When you switch on the computer the program stored in ROM are executed which activates different units of your computer and makes it ready for you to work on it. This set of programs can be called system software.
System Softwares are sets of programs, responsible for running the computer, controlling various, operations of computer system and management of computer resources. Operating System (OS) falls under this category.
An Operating System is a system software that provides an interface for a user to communicate with the computer, manages hardware devices (disk drives, keyboard, monitor, etc), manages and maintains disk file systems and supports application programs. Some popular Operating systems are UNIX, Windows and Linux.
Although operating system provides all the features users need to use and maintain their systems, inevitably, they still do not meet everyone's expectations. This has led to another type of system software called "Utilities". These are programs that bridge the gab between the functionality of an OS and the needs of users. Utility programs are a board category of software such as compress (zip) / uncompress (unzip) files software, antivirus software, split and join files software, etc.
When you switch on the computer the program stored in ROM are executed which activates different units of your computer and makes it ready for you to work on it. This set of programs can be called system software.
System Softwares are sets of programs, responsible for running the computer, controlling various, operations of computer system and management of computer resources. Operating System (OS) falls under this category.
An Operating System is a system software that provides an interface for a user to communicate with the computer, manages hardware devices (disk drives, keyboard, monitor, etc), manages and maintains disk file systems and supports application programs. Some popular Operating systems are UNIX, Windows and Linux.
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Although operating system provides all the features users need to use and maintain their systems, inevitably, they still do not meet everyone's expectations. This has led to another type of system software called "Utilities". These are programs that bridge the gab between the functionality of an OS and the needs of users. Utility programs are a board category of software such as compress (zip) / uncompress (unzip) files software, antivirus software, split and join files software, etc.
The System Softwares can be categorized in the term of their working :
1.Utilities
2.Programming Language Translators
3.Firmware
4.Device Drivers
5. Operating System (OS)
6.BIOS Software
7.HD Sector Boot Software
8. Linker Software
The Software Example are given below
- defragmenter
2. System restore
3. compilers
4. Debuggers
5. Assemblers
6. browsers
7. wordprocessors
8. spreadsheet
9. window
10. ubuntu
11. Macintosh
12. Unix
13. PlayStation
14. Xcode
15. Visual Studio
16. wifi driver
17. mouse driver
18. space optimizer
19. Disk Cleaner
20. Antivirus
