Software Classifications And Their Functioning.

Q17. What are the software classifications? Discuss their functioning in brief.

Ans. Software can be broadly classified into two categories:

1. System Software,
2. Application Software.
3. System Software represents the set of programs that govern the operation of a computer system and make the hardware run.System software can be broadly classified into three categories:
4. Operating System,
5. Language Processors.
6. An operating system is a program which acts as an interface between a user and the hardware (that is, all computer resources).A Language processor is a program which converts program written in high level language to machine level language.
7. Application Software is the set of programs necessary to carry out operations for a specified application.

• Operating System,
• Language Processors.
• An operating system is a program which acts as an interface between a user and the hardware (that is, all computer resources).
• A Language processor is a program which converts program written in high level language to machine level language.

1. Application Software is the set of programs necessary to carry out operations for a specified application.