Introduction

A software can be a set of computer programs that are designed and developed to perform specific tasks desired by the user or by the computer. 

System software is a collection of programs designed to employ, control and extend the processing capabilities of the desktop itself.  They are generally prepared by computer builders or the tech industry. There are various types of system software depending on objectives:

• Device Drivers- BIOS, Firmware
• Operating system- Windows, Macintos, Linux
• Application Software: Photoshop, Safari, iTunes
• Programming software: Visual studio, SharpDevelopment.

Need

• System software performs a variety of functions like file editing, store management, resource accounting, I/O management, etc.
• System software serves as the connection between the user, the application software, and the computer hardware.
• It makes it possible for the user to focus on an application or other problem to be solved, without needing to know the details of how the machine works internally.
• System software works as a bridge between computer system hardware and application software.

Benefit/ advantages

• System software supports user and computer operation. 
• It provides security and error fixing in the system (device)
• It provides resources and consistency for application software to perform regularly complex tasks.
• It helps to avoid writing programs in machine language. 
• It can multitask and increases a programmer’s productivity.
• Controls many processes at the same time.

Conclusion

System software is “low-level” software since it helps a computer at a basic level. System software is a set of generic programs that manage the computer’s resources, such as communication links, central processors,  and peripheral devices.

System software is a key component of every computer. 

Simply put, it is a computer program used for the management and the functioning of the computer itself. It manages the computer’s basic functions. 

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