Waht is Application Software
February 14, 2019
Application
Software
Application software is used to perform various applications
on the computer It helps
a computer user to perform specific tasks. People use
different types of application software according to their needs.
Forms of
Application Software
Application software is available in the following forms
1. Packaged
Software
Packaged software is a copyrighted available for different
types of users. It is not
developed for a particular user or organization. Examples of
packaged software are word
processing and spreadsheet software. Many packaged software
are also available on the Web
2. Custom
Software
Custom software is designed for a particular customer or
organization. It is developed
to meet the exact requirements of a particular customer or
organization. The cost of
customized software is more than packaged software.
A software that is developed for a particular university is
an example of customized
software. The software can be developed by single programmer
or a team of programmers.
3.
Shareware
Shareware is a copyrighted software that is available free of
cost for a limited time
period. The user can use shareware for a certain time period.
The user has to purchase it if he
to use it further. The shareware software should be
uninstalled or removed from the
computer if the user does not want to use it any more.
Normally, shareware software stops
working properly when the time period is expired. It displays
a message to the user to
purchase it.
Shareware is a version of software that is used by the users
for evaluation purpose
Software developers provide shareware software to the users
to check and evaluate its
performance. A large number of shareware software are
available on Internet. The users can download and use these software for
evaluation.
4. Freeware
Freeware is a copyrighted software that is available free of
cost for unlimited time
period. Demo disks often come under this category. Many
software programs are produced
for educational purpose. These programs are available free of
cost to all.
5. Public
Domain Software
public domain software is also free software. It is basically
donated for public use. It
has no copyright. Any person can use or distribute public
domain software.
6. Open
software
open source software is provided for use, modification and
redistribution. Anyone
can modify the instructions of software and redistribute it.
Open source software usually can
be downloaded from internet.