Computer System
Software
Hardware
Computer software, or simply software, is a collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work. This is in contrast to physical hardware, from which the system is built and actually performs the work
Examples:
Motherboard.
Network card.
Power supply.
RAM.
Examples:
Photo / Graphics program Adobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW. Yes ❎
Operating system Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. No ❎
Movie player VLC and Windows Media Player. Yes ✅
Internet browser Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Yes ✅ :
Application Software
System Software
Application software is a program or group of programs designed for end users. ... While system software consists of low-level programs that interact with computers at a basic level, application software resides above system software and includes applications such as database programs, word processors and spreadsheets.
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer's hardware and application programs. If we think of the computer system as a layered model, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications. ... The OS manages all the other programs in a computer.
Hardware refers to the components of the
Computer System which can be touched or felt
Application Software
System Software
System Software gets installed when the operating system is download on the computer
Application software is a subclass of a computer program which utilizes capabilities of a computer
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Difference
System software are programs and files that comprises the operating such as utilities and file management
System Software can run independently of the application software
Application Software is installed according to the requirements of the user
Application Software cannot run without the presence of the system software
Both are softwares
Similarity
Conclusion
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System Software is designed to manage the system resources like memory management, process management, protection, and security, etc. and it also provides the platform for the application software to run. On the other hand, the Application Software is designed to meet the user requirements of performing specific tasks.
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The best example of System Software is the Operating system whereas, the examples of Application Software are Microsoft Office, Photoshop, etc
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A system can not run without the System Software whereas, the Application Software is user-specific they are not required to run a system; they are meant only for the users.
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Where the System Software is general purpose software, the Application Software is a specific purpose software.
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The System Software starts running as the system is powered on and run until the system is powered off. The Application Software starts when the user starts it and stops when the user stops it.
The System Software is written in a low-level language like assembly language. However, Application Software is written in a high-level language like Java, C++, Python, etc