Understanding software

1. UNDERSTANDING
SOFTWARE
PREPARED BY: T. ROSELYN D.C. VILLANUEVA

2. Graphical User Interface
(GUI)
Text-based operating
system
GUI-based operating
system
Microsoft(R) MS-DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp
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3. Graphical User Interface
(GUI)
- Makes computers
easier to operate by
using pictures and icons
to represent files and
programs.

4. What is
SOFTWARE?

5. SOFTWARE
- A computer
program that tells
computer hardware
how to operate.

6. What is an
OPERATING
SYSTEM?

7. - A software program
that loads automatically
and controls just about
everything on your
computer.
OPERATING SYSTEM

8. What is an
APPLICATION
PROGRAM?

9. APPLICATION PROGRAM
- Helps you accomplish
a certain task, such as
writing a letter, browsing
the Internet, or playing
a game.

10. Why are new versions of
SOFTWARE
released year after year?

11. New version of
software…
comes out periodically to
add new features to a
program…and make its
manufacturers more
money.

12. How does an
OPERATING SYSTEM
works?

13. Controls Your
Computer’s Hardware
Runs Your Computer’s
Programs
Organizes Files
Here’s what an OS does:

14. TYPES
OF
OPERATING
SYSTEMS

15. MS-DOS

16. Windows 3.1

17. Empty Desktop

18. Desktop with Application

19. Calculator and Calendar

20. Multimedia Application

21. Setting Menu

22. Application Manager

23. File Manager

24. System Features

25. Dialog Box

26. Windows 95

27. Empty Desktop

28. Desktop with Application

29. Calculator

30. Multimedia Application

31. Settings Menu

32. Application and File Manager

33. System Features

34. System Utilities

35. Windows 98

36. Empty Desktop

37. Windows ME

38. Empty Desktop

39. Windows NT

40. Empty Desktop

41. Windows 2000

42. Windows XP Home

43. Windows XP Professional

44. Mac OS X