Management Information

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M.Com, 1st Year at Central Group of
Colleges

Software
A set of instructions given to the
computer to solve problems or to
control different operations of the
computer is known as computer
software.
The computer software is classified
into two main categories:
oApplication software

Application Software
Application Software consists of
programs designed to make users more
productive and assist them with
personal task. Application software has
a variety of uses:
oMake business activities more efficient
oAssist with graphics and multimedia

projects

Application Software
Application Software can be
categorized into following four types:
oBusiness Application
oGraphics and Multimedia Application
oHome/Personal/Educational Application
oCommunication Application

Business Application
Software
Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Database
Presentation
Personal Information Manager
Business Software for Phones
Business Software Suite
Accounting

Graphics and Multimedia

Application Software

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Desktop Publishing
Paint/Image Editing
Photo Editing
Video and Audio Editing
Multimedia Authoring

Home/Personal/Educational
Application Software

Personal Finance
Legal
Tax Preparation
Clip Art / Image Gallery
Home Design / Landscaping
Travel and Mapping
Reference and Educational

Communications Application
Software

Web Browser
E-Mail
Blogging
Instant Messaging
Chat Room
Video Conferencing

Application Software
Application software can be
available in a variety of forms as
following:
oPackage Software
oCustom Software
oWeb Application
oOpen Source Software
oShareware

System Software
System software is set of programs that
control the operations of a computer and
devices attached with computer. System
Software serves as the interface between
the user, the application software and
computers hardware.
The examples of system software are
Operating System, Utility Programs,
Device Drivers and Language Processors.

Operating System
Operating System provides interface
between user and the computer.
Operating System is a set of programs
that work together to coordinate all the
activities among computer hardware
resource, allow the user to communicate
with computer and run other application
software.

Functions of Operating
System

Starting and Shutting Down a Computer

Providing a User Interface
o Command Line User Interface
o Graphical User Interface

Managing Application Programs

Managing Memory
Coordinate Tasks
Configuring Devices
Monitoring Performance
Providing File Management and Other Utilities
Updating Software Automatically

Types of Operating System

PC / Stand-alone Operating System
o DOS
o Windows
o Mac OS X

Server Operating system

o Windows Server 2008
o Unix
o Linux
o Solaris

Embedded Operating System

o Windows CE
o Palm OS

Utilities Programs
Is a type of software that allows a user to
perform maintenance-type tasks related to
computer, its devices and programs. Following
are the examples of Utilities Programs:
o File Manager
o Search Utilities
o Image Viewer
o Disk Cleanup
o Uninstaller
o Disk Defragmenter
o Backup and Restore Utilities
o Screen Saver
o Personal Firewall
o

Programming Languages
A programming language is a set of words,
abbreviations and symbols that enables a
programmer to communicate instructions to a
computer.
There are two types of programming
languages:
o Low level languages
Machine Language
Assembly Language

o High level language

Procedural Languages (Pascal, Fortran, Cobol)