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Chaque jour, dans notre vie quotidienne, nous rencontrons divers types de logiciels
informatiques. Ceux-ci nous aident dans notre travail particulier et augmentent ainsi notre
efficacité. Lorsque nous allumons notre PC, le MS Windows qui reçoit les entrées des
utilisateurs, les jeux auxquels nous jouons sur notre ordinateur et le navigateur Web que
nous utilisons pour naviguer sur Internet sont des exemples courants de logiciels
informatiques. À l'échelle mondiale, à l'ère de la technologie, nous rencontrons diverses
tendances de développement de logiciels qui nous aident à développer notre entreprise.
Toutes ces applications sont là pour nous faciliter la vie. Cet article explique en détail ce
qu'est un logiciel informatique et ses types.
1. Logiciel système
2. Logiciel d'application
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1. Logiciel système ?
System software controls the computer's inner functioning, mainly through an Operating
System. It also monetizes external devices such as monitors, printers, and storage devices.
OS acts as the principal system software for every machine. We use System software to
operate the computer itself. System Software executes in the backdrop, managing the
computer's elementary functions with the aim that a user can manage to control higher-
level applications to accomplish a particular task.
The most well-known category of system software is the Operating system. Being a
collection of software helps the users to manage their resources, providing comprehensive
services for the separate applications that operate over them.
Examples of Operating systems are MS Windows, Android, iOS, Mac OS, CentOS, Linux,
etc.
Device Drivers
The principal function of device drivers is to administer specific hardware connected to the
system. Some hardware devices that involve drivers to tie up with any system include
sound cards, displays, mice, and hard disks.
Some examples of Device Drivers are Display Drivers, ROM Drivers, Printer Drivers, BIOS
Drivers, USB Drivers, Motherboard Drivers, VGA Drivers, etc.
Firmware
It is that software type that is permanent in creation; inserted into Read-Only Memory
(ROM). Firmware is a collection of instructions indelibly filed on a hardware device,
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providing a piece of essential information concerning how a device interacts with other
hardware.
Utility
Utility Software is that system software that helps users sustain the decent and stable
functioning of a Computer System. It also aids the Operating System in managing,
organizing, and maintaining the computer system's functionality. It executes duties such
as; file backup, virus observation, deleting rejected data, installation and uninstallation, etc.
Some examples are antivirus software, file management tools, compression tools, disk
management tools, etc.
Examples of utility software are filing administration devices, disk management devices,
software for antivirus, compression tools, etc.
2. Application Software?
Application software is different from system software for many reasons, also identified as
end-user programs or productivity programs. It helps users accomplish their tasks such as
research online, setting an alarm clock, graphics design, logging into an account, doing
calculations, etc. All these functionalities prevail much above the system software.
Word Processors
The term word processor indicates that it processes words with paragraphs and pages.
There are three types of Word processors: mechanical, software, and electronic. Further,
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along with these functionalities, it also helps save, format, and print documents. A few
examples of word processors are Google Docs, MS Word, Apple iWork- Pages, etc.
Database Software
Users use this software to formulate and execute their databases. The term database
software is also known as the Database Management System (DBMS). They also help
users to organize their data. Examples are FoxPro, Clipper, etc.
Multimedia Software
Un logiciel multimédia peut concevoir ou enregistrer des images, lire des fichiers audio et
vidéo. Les utilisateurs utilisent ce logiciel pour éditer des vidéos et créer des graphiques et
des animations. Quelques exemples liés aux logiciels multimédias sont Picasa, CorelDRAW,
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, VLC Media Player, etc.
Ce type de logiciel éducatif facilite l'étude d'une section spécifique d'un sujet. Différents
types de logiciels de guidage relèvent de cette section. Quelques exemples sont KidPix,
Delta Drawing, etc.
Navigateur Web
Les navigateurs Web aident les utilisateurs à naviguer sur Internet. Ils aident à trouver et à
récupérer des données transversales sur le Web. Des exemples de navigateurs Web sont
Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari, etc.
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