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:
- System Software,
- Application Software.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- Application Software is the set of programs necessary to carry out operations for a specified application.