What is software?
Application Software
System Software
Utilities
100
Software is the general name given to all the programs that computers use to perform different tasks.
What is software?
100
Application software are programs developed to carry out specific tasks or solve particular problems.
What is application software?
100
System software is software that manages and supports the resources and operations of a computer system.
What is system software?
100
Utility programs are system software programs which provide useful services.
What are utility programs?
200
A word processor is an example of Application software.(general-purpose)
What type of software is a word processor, an example of?
200
Custom-written software is also known as tailor-made.
What software is also known as tailor-made?
200
System software acts as a buffer between the hardware and application software.
What does system software act as between the hardware and application software?
200
Backup allows you to make a duplicate copy of every file on your hard disk.
What utility allows you to make a duplicate copy of every file on your hard disk?
300
Computer games are an example of Application software.
What type of software are computer games, an example of?
300
Genera-purpose software is software that is not written for any specific business or organisation but can be used or adapted to suit anyone's specific needs.
What is general-purpose software?
300

The three major categories of system resources are operating system,utility programs and language translators.

What are the three major categories of system resources?

300
Assemblers,compilers and interpreters are examples of language translators.
What are assemblers,compilers and interpreters examples of?
400
The two major types of software are Application software and System software.
What are the two major types of software?
400
Application software includes entertainment software,productivity software and specialist software.
What does Application software include?
400

Multiprocessing refers to a computer system's ability to support more than one process at the same time and multitasking is the ability of the computer to appear to run more than more program at the same time.

What is the difference between multiprocessing and multitasking?

400
Functions performed by utility programs are backup,file defragmentation,disk repair,virus protection and language translator.
What functions are performed by utility programs?
500
Integrated software takes up more storage space than individual applications.
What type of software takes up more storage space than individual applications?
500
The categories of Application software are general-purpose,integrated,customized,custom-written and specialised.
What are the categories of the Application software?
500
Five major functions of operating systems are managing computer resources,managing files and memory,managing tasks,maintaining security and providing a user interface.
What are five major functions of operating systems?
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