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Understanding Application Software

Application software is a set of programs designed to perform specific tasks for users like creating documents, playing media, or managing finances. It relies on system software to run and examples include MS Word, Excel, games, and library management systems. Application software serves the direct needs of users while system software manages the computer's capabilities to support application programs. Common types are accounting, media players, and office suites, with many applications focusing on creating and editing documents.

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Understanding Application Software

Application software is a set of programs designed to perform specific tasks for users like creating documents, playing media, or managing finances. It relies on system software to run and examples include MS Word, Excel, games, and library management systems. Application software serves the direct needs of users while system software manages the computer's capabilities to support application programs. Common types are accounting, media players, and office suites, with many applications focusing on creating and editing documents.

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Application software

Application software is a set of one or more programs designed to


carry out operations for a specific application. Application software
cannot run on itself but is dependent on system software to execute.
Examples of application software include MS Word, MS Excel, a
console game, a library management system, a spreadsheet system etc.
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The term is used to distinguish such software from another type of


computer program referred to as system software, which manages and
integrates a computer's capabilities but does not directly perform tasks
that benefit the user. The system software serves the application, which
in turn serves the user.
Examples of types of application software may include accounting
software, media players, and office suites. Many application programs
deal principally with documents. Applications may be bundled with the
computer and its system software or published separately, and may be
coded as e.g. proprietary, open-source or university projects.

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