Software and Operating Systems

What is software?

• The intangible parts of the computer that tells the hardware what to do

• The tangible part of the computer that allows programs to run

• Decimal machines

• A type of virus

Software can be split into two types. They are ... and ....

• Systems and Application

• Systems and Operating Systems

• Application and Artificial Intelligence

• Programming Languages and Artificial Intelligence

What is systems software?

• the name given to the software that controls hardware and how all other software works.

• set of rules that converts strings, or graphical program elements

• •is software that is designed to carry out a specific task outside of dealing directly with the computer.

Systems Software is split into (select all that apply)

• Digital Media

• Operating System

• Programming Langauges

• Utility Software

Definition of Operating Systems

• Creates new systems

• Calculates trajectory of meteors in space

• operates the system

• manage a computer’s memory, processes, provides the user interface and as well as control it’s hardware and allows other software to run

Choose all functions of operating systems

• Process Management

• Input/Output

• Memory Management

• File Management

Examples of OS

• Windows

• MacOS

• Linux

• Unix

• Android

Application Software

• the name given to the software that controls hardware and how all other software works.

• Software that is designed to carry out a specific task outside of dealing directly with the computer.

General Purpose software, is software that is widely available to the public and accomplishes common tasks.

• True

• False

Microsoft Word is general purpose software

• True

• False