APPLICATION SOFTWARE VS SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Software allows users to create letters, reports, and other documents, design web pages and diagrams, draw images, enhance audio and video clips, prepare taxes, play games, compose e-mail massages and instant massages and much more. Application software consists of programs design to make users more productive and assist them with personal task. Application software has a variety of uses to make business activities more efficient, to assist with graphics and multimedia projects to support home, personal and educational task and to facilitate communication.
When your purchase a personal computer, it usually has system installed on its hard disk. System software consists of the computer and its devices. System software serves as the interface between the users, the application software, and the computer's hardware. Two type of system software are operating system (OS) and utility programs. Operating system is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources. Some operating systems allow users to control a network and administer security. A utility program performs maintenance type tasks, usually related to managing a computer, its devices or its programs.