System Software
Operating system
Software used to let the hardware of the computer function properly.
Library Programmes
Software used to remember commonly used functions such as printing and other related protocols.
Utilitry Programmes
Perfoms specialised tasks on the computer such as virus checking and file compressing.
Translator Software
Software used to translate all files and commands into machine code suitable for the computer to execute. They can also convert from machine code back to other languages so that the user can use it.
Application Software
General Purpose
Software that has no specific use. e.g spreadsheet software or a wordpad.
Special Purpose
Software that only has one use e.g a database for an estate agency
Bespoke Software
Software built for a one-off purpose, they cannot be bought off of the shelf e.g software for a airport air control tower.
Good summary - you could improve it by also adding in the generations of programming language that we looked at
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