EECS 1520 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Software Categories, Application Software, List Of Utility Software

• School: York University
• Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Course: EECS 1520
• Professor: Avi Cohen

Document Summary

Only os has direct access to hardware. Ultimate mediator between human and os and between hardware and os. Multiboot: computer with two or more os from which the user chooses when the computer is on. Application software is written to address our specific needs to solve problems in the real world. Word processing programs, games, inventory control systems, automobile diagnostic programs, and missile guidance programs are all application software. System software manages a computer system at a fundamental level. It provides the tools and an environment in which application software can be created and run. Within the class of system software are two categories: utility software. Programs for performing various activities fundamental to computer installations, but not part of the os. (examples include formatting a disk, networking, copying files, using a modem, and data compression. : operating systems. System software that manages computer resources and provides an interface for system interaction. An operating system also consists of two parts.