[Computer] Software [Computer] Software
Instructs the computer what to do.
Two categories of Software
General term for a variety of – System Software
procedures and routines that harness
the computational power of a computer.
– Application Software
Programs installed in the computer
SYSTEM SOFTWARES SYSTEM SOFTWARES
Three categories of System
Programs that assist the execution of
other programs and directs the internal
Software
operations of the computer.
Operating System
All programs related to coordinating Programming Language
computer operations. Translators
Utility Programs
OPERATING SYSTEM OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)
Software in the background
Similar to a government, it provides the
A set of programs that lies between means for the proper use of computer
application software and the hardware. resources in the operation of the
computer system.
The fundamental software that controls
access to all other hardware and
software resources.
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Examples of OS Examples of OS
MS-DOS MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Introduced in 1980s
Defined the operating environment
Command-line
standard for computers with Intel
processors.
Example: C:\>
C:\ -- refers to the hard drive GUI, pop-up windows, pull-down or
> -- refers to the prompt, a signal that the (computer) system is
expecting you to do something. drop-down menus
PnP – Plug and Play
Examples of OS Examples of OS
MAC OS UNIX
Apple’s Macintosh Operating System
Multiuser time-sharing OS
Introduced in 1984 along with
Macintosh microcomputer Developed in 1971 by Ken Thompson
and Dennis Ritchie at AT&T’s Bell
Had the first commercially successful Laboratories
GUI and quickly gained reputation for
user friendliness.
LINUX UTILITY PROGRAMS
Developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991
Designed to perform certain housekeeping
An open-source software and maintenance tasks.
Linux users form a close-knit Perform jobs such as troubleshooting
community (online) hardware, inspecting diskettes from
damage, file conversion, defragmenting,
data compression, and file spooling.
Disadvantage: scarcity of
application
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UTILITY PROGRAMS LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR
1. File Manager
1. Enables user to store files in a hierarchical
directory structure that is organized in a way that
Translates programs written in a
makes sense to the user variety of programming
languages into machine
2. Backup and Restore
language.
3. Device Driver
4. Anti-Virus Software
5. Etc.
First Generation
Computer Language
– Called Machine Language
– Uses binary numbers/codes
– Difficult to use and understand
– Time consuming
– Filled with errors
APPLICATION APPLICATION PROGRAMS
SOFTWARES
Word Processing
1. Word Processing – Program that automate the creation, editing and
printing of documents (letters, reports, manuscripts,
2. Spreadsheet etc.) by electronically processing text data (words,
3. Presentation phrases, sentences, etc.) for a user.
4. Desktop Publishing Examples:
5. Database Management MSOffice Word
System OpenOffice Writer
6. Games and Entertainment
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APPLICATION PROGRAMS APPLICATION PROGRAMS
Spreadsheet Presentation
– Program that display worksheet of rows and – Program used to create presentations for
columns where a user can insert data and displaying texts, pictures and graphics.
formulate a model of the user’s problem – Provides simple animation effects for creativity
(bookkeeping, planning, etc.)
– May also be integrated with sounds.
Examples:
Examples:
MSOffice Excel MSOffice PowerPoint
OpenOffice Calc OpenOffice Impress
APPLICATION PROGRAMS APPLICATION PROGRAMS
Desktop Publishing Database
– Programs used in creating and editing pictures or – A collection of data/information.
photos
– Could be extremely large, such as database of an
Examples:
airline or bank; or very small, such as one that
MS Paint keeps a list of students in a school.
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Draw
Examples
MS Access
Oracle 8i
APPLICATION PROGRAMS
Games and Entertainment
– Programs used mainly for games and entertainment.
– Usually integrated with graphics (colors and pictures)
and sounds.
Examples:
– Games (DOTA, MineSweeper, Solitaire, Spacewar,
etc.)
– Entertainment (Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc.)
