• System software


• Application sofware.

System software is the software that manages the resources in a computer. It acts as an interface between user and the hardware. It also allocates resources among the peripheral devices in the computer. examples:

• Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000 and XP
• Linux (Redhat, Mandrake)
• Unix
• Os2 and
• Novel Netware
• Dos

Application software: These are the tools one uses to achieve a certain task like typing a letter, drawing, publishing. for example

• Word processors (Microsoft Word , Wordpad,Notepad),
• Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel ,Lotus 1 2 3 , Quatro Pro,),
• Databases(Ms Access,Paradox),
• Desktop publishers(Microsoft Publisher, Adobe pagemaker ),
• Graphics(Corel ,Photo editor, Illustrator , Photoshop)etc.
• Browsers ( Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape)
• Antiviruses (Mcaffee, Trend Pc-cillin, Norton, AVG)
• Games and many more

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