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Key Definitions of Software Types

Chapter 3 provides important definitions related to software, including application software, system software, data files, and program files. It explains the roles of operating systems, device drivers, and utility programs, as well as concepts like multitasking, booting, and public domain software. Additionally, it discusses cold and warm boots, boot disks, and management processes handled by the operating system.

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Key Definitions of Software Types

Chapter 3 provides important definitions related to software, including application software, system software, data files, and program files. It explains the roles of operating systems, device drivers, and utility programs, as well as concepts like multitasking, booting, and public domain software. Additionally, it discusses cold and warm boots, boot disks, and management processes handled by the operating system.

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Chapter-3

Important definitions
1. Application Software
Application Software is software that has been developed to solve a
particular problem for users_to perform a useful work on specific tasks
or to provide entertainment.
2. System Software
System Software runs at the most basic level of computer and enables
the application software to interact with the computer and helps the
computer to manage its internal and external resources, as well as
manage the hardware.
3. Data files
Data files, which contain data, such as document, spreadsheet or
database data, are processed by program files.
4. Program files
Program files are files containing software instructions that execute, or
run, when the program is opened.
5. Source program files
Source program files contain high-level computer instructions in the
original form written by computer programmer.
6. Execute files
Execute file, which contains the instructions that tell the computer how
to perform a particular task.
7. Multitasking
Multitasking is the execution of two or more programs by one user
almost at the same time on the same computer with one or more
central processers.
8. Booting
Booting is the process of loading an application software
9. There are three basic components of system software
that you need to know about
Operating systems: Operating system is the most principal component
of system software in any computing system.
Device drivers: Device driver helps the computer control the peripheral
devices.
Utility programs: Utility programs are generally used to support,
enhance or expand existing programs in a computer system.

10. Public Domain Software


Public Domain Software is not protected by copyright and thus may be
duplicated by anyone at will.
11. Cold boots & Warm boots
When you power up a computer by turning on the power “on” switch,
this is called a cold boot. If your computer is already on and you restart
it, this is called a warm boot or warm start.
12. The Boot Disk
Normally, your computer would boot from the hard drive, but if that
drive is damaged, you can use a disk called a boot disk to start up your
computer. The boot disk is usually a CD or a flash drive that contains all
the needed to launch the OS.
13. 5 types of management processed by OS
 Booting
 CPU management
 File management
 Task management
 Security management
14. Device drivers
Device drivers are specialized software programs that allow input and
output devices to communicates with the rest of the computer system.
15. Utility programs
Utility programs, also known as service programs, perform tasks related
to the control, allocation, and maintenance of computer resources.

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