Types Of Software Flashcards
What are the three main types of software?
Application software, operating systems, utility software.
What do application software do?
Applications do useful tasks, creating and editing files of data e.g. wordprocessors
What do operating systems do?
The operating system runs the computer. It works between the hardware and application software.
Without an operating system, a computer would be just a box of circuit boards and wires that wouldn’t do anything.
In terms of operating systems, what does WIMP stand for?
Window, icon, menu, pointer.
What is firmware?
The operating system on embedded device, such as a smartphone, is called firmware. This is because the software is tightly linked to a particular piece of hardware.
What does utility software do?
A utility program looks after the safe and proper running of the computer, such as antivirus software.
