System software can be classified as operating system, device drivers and utility software. An operating system creates an interface between user and the system hardware, while other system software will refine or allow greater interaction with the machine's hardware.
System software helps run the computer hardware and computer system. It includes operating systems, device drivers, diagnostic tools, servers, windowing systems, utilities, language translator, data communication programs, data management programs and more. The purpose of systems software is to insulate the applications programmer as much as possible from the details of the particular computer complex being used, especially memory and other hardware features, and such accessory devices as communications, printers, readers, displays, keyboards, etc.
Specific kinds of system software include:
Loading programs
Operating systems (and their components, many of which are classified as system software)
Device drivers
Linkers
Utility software
Desktop environment / Graphical user interface
Shell
BIOS
Hypervisors
Bootloaders
Thursday, May 28, 2009
What is system software
System software is any computer software which manages and controls computer hardware so that application software can perform a task. Operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, are prominent examples of system software...
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