Software is the programs of computer which we can't touch by our hand only can see. There are two types of software. They are:
A) System
Software
B) Application
Software
A)
System
Software:
It is a set of
computer programs which interface between computer hardware and application software. There
are three types of system software.
They
are:
i)
Operating
System (Microsoft Windows, DOS, Linux/Unix, Android)
ii)
Language
Processor (Assembler, Compiler and Interpreter)
iii) Utility Software (Disk Cleanup, Antivirus, Driver setup, Disk De-fragment)
B)
Application
Software:
It is a program or group of programs
that designed for office work. It is most useful in office work. There are two
types of Application software.
They
are:
i)
General Purpose Software
ii) Specific Purpose Software
i) General Purpose Software:
It is a type of application software. Which is use
in home or office for general purpose? It isn't use for specific purpose.
For examples, we can take:
-
MS-Office (Word, Excel, Power-point,
Access),
-
MS-Office (Word, Excel, Power-point,
Access),
-
Graphic Designing (Photoshop,
Page-maker, Corer-draw),
-
Web Browser (Google Chrome, Firefox,
Opera)
-
Media player
-
Gaming
- E-mail etc.
ii)
Specific Purpose
Software:
It is also type of application software. Which is
use in home or office for specific purpose? It isn't use for general purpose.
For examples we can take:
-
Banking
software
-
Billing
software of Nepal Electricity Authority etc.