| What is Software?Software is a set of | | | | - CAD designing Application |
| instruction written to interface between man | | | | |
| and machine.Who writes this | | | | - Computer Games |
| instructions?Programmers writes this | | | | |
| instructions.How the programmers write the | | | | - SCADA ApplicationsSome of the popular |
| instructions /software?They use computer | | | | Applications are:Oracle |
| languages to write software | | | | |
| applications.Software can be divided into | | | | MSoffice |
| three main categories:Languages | | | | (Word,Excel,Access,PowerPoint,Outlook, etc.) |
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| Applications | | | | VB |
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| Operating Systems (OS)LANGUAGE:It is one of | | | | VC++ |
| the software type, use to write extensive | | | | |
| applications and operating systems It did not | | | | AutocadOPERATING SYSTEM:This is the |
| contains any limitations in programming. By | | | | interface between user and computer or man |
| using the languages you can write any thing | | | | and machine. This is the main and mandatory |
| for a computer.For instance just imagine a | | | | software in computer. Without Operating |
| language like a piece of cloth with that you | | | | System (OS) computer will never starts. It is |
| want to make a shirt or paint curtain for | | | | the mediator between you as an user and |
| windows or door, than you will take that | | | | computer.Think that you are suppose to talk |
| cloth to the tailor and have him made for you | | | | to a person who does not understand your |
| or if you know tailoring you can stitch it at | | | | language. What you will do in this situation? |
| home.Where as: Cloth is Computer Language | | | | Off course you take the help of person who |
| | | | knows both yours and other person's language, |
| Tailor is Computer programmer | | | | he is the mediator. And that's what the |
| | | | computer Operating System is doing.It is very |
| Shirt/Paint is Computer applicationExample | | | | interesting that the thing from which OS has |
| of languages are:C | | | | comes out still require OS to run on. In |
| | | | other words all languages and applications |
| C++ | | | | require a platform which is nothing but OS. |
| | | | So that conclusion on any computer first |
| Fortran | | | | should have OS than you can have language or |
| | | | application on it.Example of some of the |
| Cobol | | | | Operating Systems:Windows |
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| Pascal | | | | Unix |
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| Perl | | | | Apple Mach |
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| Assembly Language | | | | Ban |
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| Machine Language | | | | VMS |
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| JavaAPPLICATION:Software applications are | | | | RS |
| user friendly and most of the time it is | | | | |
| custom made for the end-user. Because it | | | | OS2 |
| serving a specific purpose so it is having | | | | |
| its own limits and bounds. It will not work | | | | IRIX |
| beyond its bounding, for example if you want | | | | |
| design picture in a word editor you may not | | | | AIX |
| able to get the result according to your | | | | |
| desire.Following are the different categories | | | | HP-UXI hope you like this article. I am |
| of applications- Database Applications | | | | trying my best to provide you the simplest |
| | | | information.Please feel free to comment. Your |
| - Front End Applications | | | | suggestions and comments are appreciated and |
| | | | helps me to improve the quality of the |
| - Reports Applications | | | | information.Author is the owner of Computer |
| | | | Learning Center website. |
| - Word Editors | | | | |
| | | | Where people learn basic and advance |
| - Spread Sheets Editors | | | | computers. |
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| - Application for presentation | | | | Also they learn about how to make money by |
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| - Graphics Designing Application | | | | |
| | | | home based computers. |