COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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Operating systems
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Application software
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Utility software
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General Purpose software
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Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of operating systems include: UNIX, Linux, MAC OS X, as well as the Microsoft (MS) line: MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft-Disk Operating System), Microsoft Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000) and now Windows XP.
Detailed explanation-2: -Windows 7 is the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS) released commercially in October 2009 as the successor to Windows Vista. Windows 7 is built on the Windows Vista kernel and was intended to be an update to the Vista OS. It uses the same Aero user interface (UI) that debuted in Windows Vista.
Detailed explanation-3: -Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft’s Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001.
Detailed explanation-4: -Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009.