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There are two types of software that are available for use within machines; system software and application software. System software refers to programs that are used to control the operation of hardware components in a machine while application software are programs built to help users accomplish given tasks.
Carlo Kiehn
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∙ 13y agoGeneral categories are:
1)Application software
2)Educational software
3)Entertainment software
4)Government software
5)Multimedia software
6)Music software
7)Personal information software
8)Science software
9)Simulation software
10)Transportation software
11)Games software
12)Religion software
13)Computer Security software
14)Movies software
by paris1996Wiki User
∙ 15y agoOSS - Open Source Software
Freeware - Software that is available for free
Shareware - software that is copyrighted but available for "trial" use, but users must pay to continue to use it after a set time period
Commercial- software you have to pay for to use
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoTo many to name, some of the popular categories would be
Productivity
Helps to get things done more efficiently (Evernote)
Office
Software that is used for office tasks like writing letters, creating spreadsheets (MS Office)
Games
Software that is used for entertainment (Starcraft2)
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe main categories of software are paid, freeware and shareware. Paid software requires a one-time or recurring fee, freeware is free and shareware is free for a limited time.
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2 main categories of software?
Utility software - software that is used to help increase the performance and stability of the computer system. General purpose software - onces that increases the user's experience and allows them to create/edit or perform an action on this software.
What are the different categories of different software?
Systems software and applications software.
What are the categories of software?
categories of software: 1)applications------------1)user written software 2)ready made software 2)utilities 3)system software--------1)compilers 2)operating system 4)packages
What are Two categories of application software?
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What is general merit list?
general categories
What are the four basic Categories of software?
Operating Systems, Applications, Drivers, and Programming Languages are the four categories of software. Each of these types of software is needed in order to use a computer.
Are there five categories of systems software?
yes
What is the advantages of the general software?
the advantage of general software is how is working the computer software
What are the Two major categories of computer software?
There are two main categories of software: 1. System Software 2. Application Software 1. System Software include OS systems (Windows, Linux, Unix etc), drivers, daemons etc. 2. Application software include MS Office (MS word, MS excel etc), paint, games, Hope to answer the question.
System software is usually divided into two categories operating system software and what programs?
utility
What are the 3 main categories of application software?
Software, Shareware and Freeware
What types of computer software can someone buy?
Tons of computer software is out there to buy, but it is usually classified into one of three categories. These categories are 1) software for applications, known as application software, 2) system software and 3) computer programming tools. For a more detailed explanation of these types of software please go to Wikipedia.
