SOFTWARE

Prepared By:

Mrs. Brijida Charizma Ardoña

Navarro
SOFTWARE
• the planned, step-by-
step instructions
required to turn data
into information
• Unlike hardware, this
part of the system is
intangible because
you cannot see them
but you know they are
running in your
computers.
CATEGORIES OF SOFTWARE

1. System
Software
2. Application
Software
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
• consists of several
The system programs. The most
software enables important of which is the
the application operating system (OS).
software to •acts as the master control
interact with the program that runs the
computer.
computer and
also it manages •acts as an interface to
the computer’s establish a connection
between the system users
internal and the hardware.
resources.
•prepares the hardware for
use.
EXAMPLES OF OS
1. DOS (Disk Operating System)
- very simple because of its textual interface
- a 16-bit OS
- does not support multiple users or
multitasking
- designed to run on IBM and IBM-
compatible computers
EXAMPLES OF OS
2. Microsoft Windows
- with different versions
like Windows 3.1, 95, 98,
2000, NT, Millennium
Edition (ME), and XP
(edition/professional).
- graphical user interface
- designed for multitasking
EXAMPLES OF OS
3. Unix
- portable OS
4. LINUX
- a cheap, flexible, powerful and
scalable OS
- designed for multi-tasking
- a multi-user OS
EXAMPLES OF OS
5. MAC OS
- has unique user
interface and contains
low-level software
routines that directly
control the hardware.
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

1. Word Processing Software

- programs used for manipulating characters
- used for preparing documents, memos,
reports and other types of correspondence
- most popular word processing software
and is also the most commonly used
especially here in the Philippines is
Microsoft Word
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

2. Electronic Spreadsheet
- These programs allow users to create tables
and financial schedules by entering data into
rows and columns arranged as a grid on a
display screen
- these programs automatically compute data for
users, completely error-free, and produces the
results
- Example is Microsoft Excel
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

3. Database Management System

(DBMS)
- use to create, maintain, manage,
protect and provide access to a
computerized database
- example is Microsoft Access
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

4. Graphics Presentation Software

- allows users to develop animated
and visually appealing presentations
- Microsoft PowerPoint is an
example of this kind of application
software
TYPES OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE

5. Other Application Software

 Computer games
 Education and reference software like
encyclopedia
 Browsers
 Computer-aided design
 Desktop publishing
 Drawing and painting programs
 Communications software