Types of software

There are many types of software available to the computer community but this kind
of software depends of certain recommendations of the computer. These include

• Operating systems on the computer

• Recommended setting on the computer
• The power of the hardware inside a computer
• How much space on a hard-drive

Now when you figure out what software can work on your computer you have
to buy the software. There’s a huge variety on the market that you can buy.
These 9 types of software follow:

• Retail software- This type of software is sold of shopping centre shelves.

It comes in pre-packaged boxes that catch the customer’s attention,
usually very expensive but comes with the things that you need e.g.
CD’s, manuals to read.
 • OEM software-OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacture. This
means that software comes pre-bundled with software e.g. Microsoft
sells Windows XP OEM versions with Dell to make it cheaper to buy.

• Shareware - Shareware software is

a licensed program that the
customer can use for a certain
amount of days until you have to
buy it uninstall it off the
machine.
• Cripple ware- This kind of
software is very similar to shareware although the program doesn’t
expire after amount of days it disables features instead so the program is
unstable to use
• Demo software- This kind of software usually only lasts a few hours
with limited potential as well but it has many tutorials of what this kind
of software can do.
• Adware- Free 3 party software which can be used with it’s full potential
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but requires a internet connection for streaming ads on the software GUI.
• Spyware- Usually a hacker’s tool or company to log what you do on the
infected computer. Then send the data back to people who will spam you
anyway they can contact you.
• Freeware- Is downloadable software of the internet which is free for
personal use but as a company paid software. This has nothing bad in it.
• Public domain- This software has no copyright/licenses on it so people
can modify the way they can use it.

All these types of software matter upon what you really want to buy. Full capability
software with a price tag or Freeware which has less capability to the public. Most
types of software can come with a download site to download add-ons to make your
software more like the real paid software.