Software and its types and its advantages and disadvantages

1. Software &its types and
Advantages and Disadvantages
SUBMITTEDTO:- DEEPIKA SHARMA
BY:-YOUSAF SAHOTA
ROLL NO:-151076221367
College:- Chandigarh University
Branch:-C.S.E
Date:-13.9.2017

2. Introduction
•Software is programs or instructions that tell the
computer what to do and how to do it
•Computers need software to do even a simple
job, without software computers cannot function

3. TYPES OF SOFTWARE

4. Types of Software
• System software:-It is the background software that
enables the application software to interact with each
other
• Application software:-It is a group of programs
designed to accomplish a single task or a group of related
tasks

5. SYSTEM SOFTWARE

6. System Software
• Also known as Operating System (OS) and Disk Operating
System (DOS)
• OS allows applications software to communicate with the
hardware
• DOS is a group of programs which manages the most basic
operations of a computer system
• DOS is a link between the users and the computer system
• Example of OS are Window XP, Window 7,VISTA, Linux,
Macintosh, etc
• DOS programs reside on a floppy disk or hard disk

7. EXAMPLES OF SYSTEM
SOFTWARE:-

8. APPLICATION SOFTWARE

9. Application Software
• It is a group of programs designed to accomplish a single task
or a group of related tasks
• It divided into two categories:
• User-designed application software:-Software that is
created or designed by big companies and government
department
• Ready-made application software:-A collection of
programs designed for general use

10. EXAMPLES OF APPLICTION
SOFTWARE:-

11. ADVENTAGES OF SOFTWARE

12. Advantages
• The Company will get the exact software/system that
they need
• The software will work exactly how they want it to
work
• The software will only have the features that they
specifically need in their business

13. DISADVENTAGES OF SOFTWARE

14. Disadvantages
• Takes a long time to develop
• Cost a great deal of money to develop such system
• Company need to employ a team of people such as
analysts, programmers
• There will be little in the way of user support and
online help