COMPUTER SOFTWARE
TYPES OF SOFTWARE
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Antivirus, Disk Checker
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Operating system, Disk cleaner
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Utility software, Screen saver
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Operating system, Utility Software
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of system software include operating systems (OS) (like macOS, Linux, Android and Microsoft Windows), computational science software, game engines, search engines, industrial automation, and software as a service applications.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operating systems control the computer hardware and act as an interface with application programs. Utility software helps to manage, maintain and control computer resources. Examples of utility programs are antivirus software, backup software and disk tools.
Detailed explanation-3: -Utility software includes all systems and programs on a computer system that maintain its functionality. A computer’s utility software includes components that assist the operating system to optimize, maintain, organize and manage how it functions in all situations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Your system has three basic types of software: application programs, device drivers, and operating systems.
Detailed explanation-5: -Some examples of system utilities are : » Anti-virus utility to scan computer for viruses. » Data Compression utility to compress the files. » Cryptographic utility to encrypt and decrypt files. » Disk Compression utility to compress contents of a disk for increasing the capacity of a disk. More items