Application Software

Software is a set of instructions (also called a program)

that guides the hardware to operate effectively.
There are five main types of software:
1. System Software – Any software required to support the
production or execution of application programs but not
specific to any particular application. Common operating
systems include Windows, Macintosh OS, OS/2, and
UNIX.
2. Application Software – Designed to help the user to
perform singular or multiple related tasks. Examples of
application software are as follows:
a. Word processing software - Creates, edits, saves, and prints
documents. This also serves as an electronic typewriter and even
more. With word processors, the user can quickly produce quality
documents like memos and reports.
Example: MS Word, WordPerfect, Ami Pro, MacWrite.
b. Spreadsheet software - An electronic spreadsheet consisting of
rows and columns is used to present and analyze data.
Example: MS Excel, Lotus 123, Quattro Pro.
c. - Used to structure a database, an Database management
software extensive collection of computer programs. Data is
organized as fields and records for easy retrieval.
Example: MS Access, dBase, Fox Pro, Or
d. Presentation Software - These are programs that allow users to
create an electronic presentation for reports and other functions.
e. Desktop Publishing Software - This allows the user to create page
makeups and do simple typesetting to produce various materials, such
as books, pamphlets, reports, and booklets.
f. Reference Software - These are electronic versions of various
references such as encyclopedia, almanacs, atlases, dictionaries,
thesauri, and the like.
g. Graphics Programs - These allow the creation and manipulation of
graphics, images, objects, and pictures. Some of the common graphics
programs are CorelDraw, Photoshop, and Computer-Aided Design
(CAD)
h. Educational Software - These include tutorials and electronic lessons that
give students knowledge or training in a particular subject or skill, such as
Math or Science or gardening or cooking.

i. Computer Games - These are programs that simulate real games or

provide entertainment and adventure to user

j. Network Software - These are programs that make it possible for

computers in different areas to be connected, allowing their users to
communicate with each other. Example: Skype, Zoom, Google meet, yahoo
messenger

k. Programming Software - software is a tool to make software using

different programming languages. Example: Java, C++
3. Utility software, often referred to as utility, is a
system software designed to help analyze, configure,
optimize, or maintain a computer and enhance its
performance. It is a program that performs a specific
task, which is usually related to managing the system
resources. Utilities are sometimes also installed as
memory-resident programs.
4 types of utility software:

• System Utilities: it is a software application that helps optimized and maintain

a computer just like an anti-virus, memory testers, package managers, network
utilities, and registry cleaner.
• File Management Utilities: utilities are used in managing and securing back up
files. The examples are Archivers, backup software, data compression utilities,
and file managers.
• Storage Device Management Utilities: All the disk related software utilities
fall into this type of utility. They can be disk checkers, disk partition editors, disk
formatters, disk space analyzers and so on.
• Miscellaneous Utilities: All the remaining utility software can be included in
this type, for example, data generators, hex editors, HTML checkers, and merge
programs.
4. Device Driver - a computer program that operates or controls
a particular type of device attached to a computer. Typical
devices are keyboards, printers, scanners, digital cameras, and
external storage devices; each of these needs a driver to work
correctly. Examples Driver Booster, Snappy Driver Installer,
Driver Pack Solution, Driver Cloud

5. Portable application Software – characterized as standalone,

it is designed to run on a computer without installing it. That runs
from a removable storage device, such as a USB flash drive. It
does not need to be installed on a computer to run and does not
store data on the host system