Transcript Software

Software
Software or Programs
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A set of detailed directions telling the
computer exactly what to do, one step at a
time.
Can be one line of code or several million
lines
Two types of software
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Operating System
Application
Application Software
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Written for a particular purpose
Could be
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Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Game
Photo Editor
Etc.
Operating System Software
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Conducts the communication between hardware
like video cards, sound cards and printers
Sometimes comes with some basic application
programs
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Paint
Notepad
Wordpad
Solitaire
Without this software, the computer can’t
communicate or run any application software
Functions of an Operating System
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Monitors activities –
System security and
CPU usage
Allocates resources –
Flow control
Manages disks and
files
Different types of Operating Systems
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Windows
MAC
Others
System Requirements
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You must know what operating system you
have before buying application software.
They must be compatible.
Look on the back of the case for the
application software or read the instructions
included before downloading to make sure
they match.
System Requirements
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You must also know
what hardware you
have in the computer
so that you will know
whether it has enough
space and memory to
run the application
program.
Windows OS 7 Desktop