Q.1. List all the type of computer software.
Q.2. What is Binary number system? how is it important in the functioning of a computer?
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1) Computer Software & it's types. Application software (General purpose, Word Processing, Graphic & Multimedia software.) System Software (Operating System & its functions, language processor, Utility Software.) Special Purpose Application software.
2) The binary number system, also called the base-2 number system, is a method of representing numbers that counts by using combinations of only two numerals: zero (0) and one (1). Computers use the binary number system to manipulate and store all of their data including numbers, words, videos, graphics, and music.
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Different Types of Software
System Software
A system software aids the user and the hardware to function and interact with each other. Basically, it is a software to manage computer hardware behavior so as to provide basic functionalities that are required by the user. In simple words, we can say that system software is an intermediator or a middle layer between the user and the hardware.
Application Software
Application Software, also known as end-user programs or productivity programs are software that helps the user in completing tasks such as doing online research, jotting down notes, setting an alarm, designing graphics, keeping an account log, doing calculations or even playing games. They lie above the system software. Unlike system software, they are used by the end-user and are specific in their functionality or tasks and do the job that they are designed to do. For example, a browser is an application designed specifically for browsing the internet or MS Powerpoint is an application used specifically for making presentation
Programming Languages
The programming language is the third category of computer software which is used by the programmers to write their programs, scripts, and instructions which can be executed by a computer. The other name of the programming language is a computer language that can be used to create some common standards. The programming language can be considered as a brick which can be used to construct computer programs and operating system. The examples of programming languages are JAVA, C, C++, and other languages.
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The binary number system, also called the base-2 number system, is a method of representing numbers that counts by using combinations of only two numerals: zero (0) and one (1). Computers use the binary number system to manipulate and store all of their data including numbers, words, videos, graphics, and music.
it is important as
the binary system is its simplicity. A computing device can be created out of anything that has a series of switches, each of which can alternate between an "on" position and an "off" position. These switches can be electronic, biological, or mechanical, as long as they can be moved on command from one position to the other. Most computers have electronic switches.