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Define the term “software.” What are the two primary types of software? How are they different?

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Ralph Stair + 1 other
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305971776

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Define the term “software.” What are the two primary types of software? How are they different?

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Software:

Software is a set of code or instruction which instructs the computer to perform some specific operations...

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Types of software:

The two primary types of software are...

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Difference between system software and application software

System softwareApplication software
System software supports and manages computer system and interacts with other computer resources.Software that is designed for end users is known as application software.
It is designed to operate computer hardware devices.Application software cannot control hardware devices.
System software provides a platform for application software to run on its environment and controls the whole machine.It performs in an environment provided by system software...

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