Types of software

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Types of software

·     System Software
The System Software or operating system (OS) is a set of programs designed to manage the resources of a computer [1] it allows the application software to interact with the computer hardware. for example, Windows, Linux and Mac OS. There are many OS in the market, the most popular is Android for mobiles, and Microsoft Windows for computers. [2]





·     Application software
We are all familiar with application software which we should  use to interact with the computer or mobile phone, these applications help the user to perform the tasks of his choice and they are not essential programs which are installed and run according to the requirements in the environment provided by the system software. Popular examples of application software are Microsoft office which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome also popular applications that allow to access the internet.




·     Programming software
The programming tool or Programming software is a computer program used by programmers to create, correct or support other software and applications [3], in other words, it is used to translate the human language to computer language. There are several types of programming languages that vary according to their uses, for example: Java, C++, Python and PHP. According to Stackoverflow.com JavaScript is the most used programming language [4].




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References

  1. Catherine LaBerta - Computers Are Your Future-Prentice Hall (2012) P.14
  2. https://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/258733-the-most-popular-operating-systems-for-desktop-and-mobile.html
  3. https://opinionfront.com/computer-software-examples
  4. https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018#most-popular-technologies


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