Software

Software

1. Application

   • Allows the computer to be applied to the particular problem

2. System

   • operating system
     • allow app;ications to interact with hardware
     • controls the input and output devices
     • diagnostic checks
     • memory management
     • controls flow of data to and from the processor
     • where to store data
     • handles the interrupts
   • File management
   • GUI
   • Utilities
   • Windows
   • UNIX
   • Macintosh 0S
   • Linux