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Computer Application LECTURE 3

The document discusses computer software and its classification into system software and application software. System software includes operating systems which control computer operations and resources, enabling efficient use. Application software performs specific tasks for users like word processing.

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Computer Application LECTURE 3

The document discusses computer software and its classification into system software and application software. System software includes operating systems which control computer operations and resources, enabling efficient use. Application software performs specific tasks for users like word processing.

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Computer Application

LECTURE 3
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
At the end of the chapter the learner shall be able to;
 Explain computer software and the classification of computer software
 Explain system software and the different software in that category and their
application and importance in computing
 Explain application software and the different software in that category such general
purpose and special purpose software
 Explain Ready made software vs tailor made software
SOFTWARE

 Software is a Program commercially prepared and tested in software by one or a group of


programmers and system analyst to perform a specified task.
 Software is simply set of instructions that cause a computer to perform one or more tasks.
The set of instructions is often called a program.
 Computers cannot do any useful work without instructions from software; thus a
combination of software and hardware (the computer) is necessary to do any computerized
work.
 A program must tell the computer each of a set of tasks to perform, in a framework of logic,
such that the computer knows exactly what to do and when to do it. Data are raw facts and
ideas that have not been processed while Information is data that has been processed so as to
be useful to the user
Classification of software
Classification of software can be broadly classified into
 System software
 Application software

 System software Consists of programs that control operations of the computer and enable
user to make efficient use of computers.

 They coordinate computer activities and optimize use of computers. They are used to
control the computer and develop and run application programs examples of jobs done by
the system software are
i. management of computer resources,
ii. defragmentation etc.
They can be divided into;
 Operating system – is a complex program and most important program that runs on a
computer and which controls the operation of a computer. It perform basic tasks, such as
recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of
files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and
printers. In general the operating system supervises and directs all the software components
and the hardware components. Sophisticated operating system could handle multi-
processors, many users and tasks simultaneously. Examples of computers operating systems
are UNIX, Microsoft windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP,
Windows Vista and Linux.
Classification of software can be broadly
classified into
 System software
 Application software
 System software: system software Consists of programs that control operations of the
computer and enable user to make efficient use of computers.
 They coordinate computer activities and optimize use of computers. They are used to
control the computer , develop and run application programs.
examples of jobs done by the system software are
i. management of computer resources,
ii. defragmentation etc.
System software (Operating system)

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