Introduction to Computers:
A computer system consists of hardware and software. Computer hardware is the collection of physical elements that comprise a computer system. Computer software is a collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for a computer what to do and how to do it. Software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some purposes. Basically computer software is of three main types
1. Operating System The Operating System
(OS) is an interface between the compute software and hardware. The most
popular and latest operating systems include Windows XP, Mac, UNIX,
Linux, Windows Vista, etc.
2.
Application Software The application software is widely used for
accomplishment of specific and precise tasks which is a step ahead than
the basic operations or running of the computer system. The application
software includes printing documents, and permitting access to internet
for web and video conferencing activities. The Application software
indirectly does the interaction with the machine to perform all these
functions.
3. System Software System
software directly interacts with computer hardware. Some of the examples
are the device drivers for CPU, Motherboard, Mouse, Printer, Keyboard,
etc. The system software takes the responsibility of control,
integration and managing individual hardware machine of the computer
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