Types of software

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  System software
  System software provides the basic functions for computer usage and helps run the computer hardware and system. It includes a combination of the following:
  Device drivers
  Operating systems
  Servers
  Utilities
  Window systems
  System software is responsible for managing a variety of independent hardware components, so that they can work together harmoniously. Its purpose is to unburden the application softwareprogrammer from the often complex details of the particular computer being used, including such accessories as communications devices, printers, device readers, displays and keyboards, and also to partition the computer's resources such as memory and processor time in a safe and stable manner।


• Programming software
  Programming software usually provides tools to assist a programmer in writing computer programs, and software using different programming languages in a more convenient way. The tools include:
  Compilers
  Debuggers
  Interpreters
  Linkers
  Text editors
  An Integrated development environment (IDE) is a single application that attempts to manage all these functions.
  Application software
  Application software is developed to perform in any task that benefits from computation. It is a broad category, and encompasses software of many kinds, including the internet browser being used to display this page. This category includes:
  Business software
  Computer-aided design
  Databases
  Decision making software
  Educational software
  Image editing
  Industrial automation
  Mathematical software
  Medical software
  Molecular modeling software
  Quantum chemistry and solid state physics software
  Simulation software
  Spreadsheets
  Telecommunications (i.e., the Internet and everything that flows on it)
  Video editing software
  Video games
  Word processing