Operating System - I/O Softwares

Operating System - I/O Softwares I/O software is often organized in the following layers − ·        User Level Libraries − This provides simple interface to the user program to perform input and output. For example, stdio is...

Office Tools

Office Tools Application software that assist users in regular office jobs like creating, updating and maintaining documents, handling large amounts of data, creating presentations, scheduling, etc. are called office tools. Using office tools saves time and effort and...

Open Source Software

            Open Source Software A software whose source code is freely distributed with a license to study, change and further distributed to anyone for any purpose is called open source software. Open source software is...

Utility Software

Utility Software Application software that assist OS in carrying out certain specialized tasks are called utility software. Let us look some of the most popular utility software. Antivirus A virus can be defined as a malicious program that attaches itself...

Basics of Computers - System S/W

As you know, system software acts as an interface for the underlying hardware system. Here we will discuss some important system software in detail. Operating System Operating system (OS) is the lifeline of computer....

Software Concepts

Software Concepts As you know, the hardware devices need user instructions to function. A set of instructions that achieve a single outcome are called program or procedure. Many programs functioning together to do a task make a software. For example, a word-processing...