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What types of software acts like a hook in the operating system to enable sending the email over the Internet?
D Application programming interface
How is System Software different from Application Software?
Operating System is the System Software that makes the Computer work. We can say that an Operating System (OS) is Software that acts as an interface between you and the hardware. It not only contains drivers used to speak the hardware's language, but also offers you a very specific graphical user interface (GUI) to control the computer.An OS can also act as an interface (from the hardware) to the other software. A complex OS like Windows or Linux or Mac OS offers the services of an OS, but also has applications built in. Solitaire, Paint, Messenger, etc. are all applications.Application software is the software that you install onto your Operating System. It consists of the programs that actually let you do things with your computer. These Applications are written to run under the various Operating Systems.These include things like your word processing programs, spread sheets, email clients, web browser, games, etc. Many programs, such as most of the Microsoft Office suite of programs, are written in both Mac and Windows versions, but you still have to have the right version for your OS.For example - Tally for Accounting, MS-Word for Word Processing etc.So, the Operating system of a Computer is the Software that allows the Computer work. It provides the framework under which the Applications run. An operating system is the type of Computer system you have such as Window XP or Window 95, 98, Mac, etc.The Applications are the Software that actually allows the user to do something with the Computer. Without the applications, all you can do is change settings and navigate among the folders. You can purchase its CD from a software company or download from a software company's web site.Examples of System Software are - Operating Systems, Language Translators etc.
Is Linux a operating system software?
Technically speaking linux is a kernel. The kernel is the part of the operating system that acts as a middleman/translator between the hardware and the software.
Where is the operating system stored on the computer?
An operating system (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs require an operating system to function. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware . The most popular and latest ones include the Windows XP, Mac, UNIX, Linux, Windows Vista, etc.
What is oparating system?
An operating system is a program that manages the computer hardware.It also provides basis for application programs and acts as an intermediate between the computer user and the computer hardware.
What a system software that acts as a liaison between the user and the computer's hardware and software?
The software that acts as a liason between the user and the computer's hardware and software is called as an Operating System. Microsoft's Windows operating system is the most popular and widely used. Linux is another which is free and is an open source operating system.
Is a set of computer programs that runs or controls the computer hardware and acts as a user interface?
generally a program which lets you interact with your hardware and acts as a user interface is the Operating System.
What is the system software that acts as a liaison between the user and the computer's hardware and software?
graphical user intergace (GUI)
What is a software routine that acts as a virtual barrier between a computer and the network to which it is attached?
firewall
Is a collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within a computer?
An operating system is a collection of programs that manage and coordinate the activities taking place within a computer. It acts as an interface between software applications and computer hardware, providing services like process management, memory management, file system management, and user interface functionality.
What do computer terminals do?
A form of so-called thin-client computing, a computer terminal acts as an interface between a user and a system server that has a CPU and storage capacity.
What is the purpose of a kernel?
kernel acts as an interface between users application and system hard ware......orsomtimes it reffered as major(core) part of the software.
What are the two function of the operating system?
.The operating system acts as the interface between the user and the computer. The two major functionalities of an OS are 1)Managing hardware/memory resources. 2)Providing an interface for the user to communicate with the computer
Which a software program acts as an interface between the user and WWW what is it?
There called Browsers. Like FireFox, Internet Explorer, or Opera. They give a user a GUI so they can have a full interface to see the web.
Which program acts as interface between internet and WWW?
web browser.
What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer?
In broad terms the program that controls the various computer parts is called an Operating system. it uses an interface either command line or graphical to create a platform of interaction between the user and system
What acts as an interface between application programs and physical data files?
database
