Understanding Software Types and Functions
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ScribdTranslationsThe Software.
By Youssef NEJJARI
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ininfo2009©
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Software
A computer devoid of (absence of) everything
software is unable to
to function. It is the software part that gives
to material all his life and his intelligence.
1.1. Definition: Software is a
program (set of instructions) of
information processing containing the
procedures and the necessary data for
an application.
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We distinguish two types of software:
The base software (systems
of exploitation). Examples (Windows,
Unix, ...
Application software. Examples
(Word, Excel, MSN, …)
1.3. Operating System:
An operating system is software.
(set of basic programs) that ensures
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the communication between the processor, the
devices and the user. It is
practically the first program that one can
find on a computer. It allows to manage
the hardware and the other software.
Examples: MS-DOS, Windows (95, 98,
2000, XP, Vista,..., UNIX, LINUX ...
The various types of systems
of exploitation:
The most used operating system
today is Windows. But it exists
others like: MSDOS, Linux, Unix, ...
Operating systems can be classified
in two main families, according to their modes of
communication with the user:
Operating systems functioning
in text mode like MS Dos
Operating systems functioning
in graphic mode like Windows and Linux.
Basic features of a system
exploitation :
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It allows the computer to
start and establish communication
with the user.
He is responsible for establishing the
communication between the hardware and the
programs.
It connects the different ones.
devices connected to the computer.
It allows you to organize the disks
and the files that are recorded there.
He manages the reading/writing of the
data on the disk or in memory.
It displays information about
the screen, interprets the keys pressed on
keyboard.
Etc.…
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An application software is a set of
programs that allow you to perform one or
several well-defined types of files.
We distinguish:
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The Textures: which are software for
word processing. They allow to carry out some
Word documents (.doc), web pages (.html)
or .xml), printed documents (.rtf), … .
(Examples: Word, Works, …).
Spreadsheets: which are software for
management of tables. They allow to create
Excel spreadsheets (.XLS), web pages
( .html or .xml), ... . (Examples: Excel,
Loutis, …).
Browsers: which are software
designed to browse the World Wide Web,
the entire web, to read pages
web technically. (Example: Internet
explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera…).
Multimedia readers: who are they
software designed to read audio files or
videos of types (.MP3, .RM, .RAM, .MPEG,
.WAV, .AVI, ...) Examples: Real Player,
Windows Media Player, VLC media, ...
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Image processing software:
editing software, image modification
and creation of drawings. Examples: Paint,
PhotoFilter, PhotoShop, … .
Creation software
animations: allow the creation of images
animated (.GIF), flash games (.SWF), of
animated web pages (.HTM), ... Examples:
Flash, Gimps, ... etc.
Creation software of
slideshows: allow you to create
animations intended to be presented in front of a
group. These animations are slideshows of
type (.ppt, .pps, ...). Example: The software
PowerPoint.
Video editing software
(Windows Movie Maker, Meeve,
Power DVD Creator, ...
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Gaming software.
Database management software
data (SQL, ACCESS, ORACLE, ...).
Messaging software
electronics: allow communication
between two or more users. Examples:
MSN, YAHOO MESSENGER, NetMeeting
….
Antivirus: Allow to detect and
remove the bad programs. Example:
Avaste, AVG, Panda, … .
... etc.
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The Software.
By Youssef NEJJARI
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ininfo2009©