Software Engineering Concept & Programming
SOFTWARE CLASSIFICATIONS Software can be divided into two broad classes System software and Application software. SYSTEM SOFTWARE System software is a special type of a computer program. System software works either between application programs and hardware or between user and hardware. System software can be divided into five main categories. There are, Operation System (OS) Device Drivers Firmware Programming Language Translators Utility Software Operation System An Operation System is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources and provides common services for computer programs. Device Drives In computing, a Device Drives is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton. Firmware Software In computing, Firmware is a Specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware. Programming Language Translators Language trans...