Types of Software Software can be broadly divided into two categories: operating systems and application software. Operating systems manage the hardware and create the interface between the hardware and the user. Application software performs specific tasks such as word processing, accounting, database management, video games, or browsing the web. Operating Systems
An operating system is first loaded into the computer by the boot program, then it manages all of the programs in the computer, including both programs native to the operating system such as file and memory management and application software. Operating systems provide you with these key functions: 1. managing the hardware resources of the computer; 2. providing the user-interface components;
Information Systems for Business and Beyond (2019) pg. 45
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