What is software in computer | what are the types of software

What is software in computer

In this article we will learn what is software and what are the types of software in computer.

So let us start

Software is a group of programs which are used to carry out specific tasks in a computer. It tells the computer what to do and how to do the tasks. There are two types of software

i. Application software
 ii. System Software

APPLICATION SOFTWARE

Application software helps to perform a specific task in a specific field in a Computer system. For example, DBMS softwares, Image editing softwares, Video editing softwares, Text editing softwares, Accountancy softwares etc.

we use DBMS softwares such as MS Access, Oracle, MySQL etc.to create databases ,tables, forms, reports, Image editing softwares such as Photoshop, CorelDraw etc. to edit images ,Text editing softwares such as MS Word, Notepad, Wordpad, Google docs etc. to create and edit text documents and we use accountacncy softwares such as MS EXcel, Calc, Tally etc. to perform mathematical calculations

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

System software helps in the smooth functioning of a Computer system. It improves the functionality of a computer. A Computer system cannot run without a system software. The operating system installed in a Computer system is an important System software.

The various Operating systems such as MS DOS, Linux ,Unix, MS Windows( Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000. Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 , Windows 10 and Windows 11) are example of System software.