Programming for Problem Solving (3110003)

BE | Semester-1   Winter-2019 | 07-01-2020

Q1) (a)

List out types of software with example.

A set of instructions in a logical order to perform a meaningful task is called a program and a set of programs is called software.

There are basically two types of Software:  

  1. System Software
  2. Application Software
 

System Software

  1. Operating System
    e.g. - Windows XP, Linux, UNIX, etc.,
  2. System Support Software
    e.g. - Drivers for I/O device, routine for socket programming, etc.,
  3. System Development Software
    e.g. - Editor, pre-processor, compiler, interpreter, etc.,
 

Application Software

  1. General Purpose Software
    e.g. - Word processing, web browser, Excel, etc.,
  2. Special Purpose Software
    e.g. - Accounting Software, Tax Calculation Software, Ticket Booking Software, etc.,