1. TOPIC: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
B.A/ B.Sc. SEMESTER- I
COURSE: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
COURSE NO. UCATC101
TOPIC: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

3. HARDWARE

4. HARDWARE The physical components which you can see, touch and
feel in the computer system are called hardware.
Example: monitor, keyboard, mouse etc.s
It also includes all the parts inside the computer case, such as the
Processor 
Memory (Primary) 
Hard disk drive 
CD-ROM 
Floppy Drive , etc

5. SOFTWARE
SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
APPLICATION SOFTWARE

6. SYSTEM SOFTWARE Operating system (OS) Utility software Firmware
What does System Software mean?
System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer’s hardware and application programs.
Basic examples of system software include:
Operating system (OS)
Utility software
Firmware
Programming Language Translators
Device drivers

7. OPERATING SYSTEM (OS)
The operating system (OS) is the most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs and applications. Computer operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the storage drives, and controlling peripheral devices, such as printers. 

8. An operating system is a programme that acts as an interface between the user and the Computer hardware and controls the execution of all kinds of programs.

9. Functions of Operating system:-
Memory Management
Processor Management
Device Management
File Management
Security
Control over system performance
Job Accounting
Error detecting aids
Coordination between other software and users

10. TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEMS

11. UTILITY SOFTWARE Examples of Utility Software
A utility or software utility is computer system software intended to analyze, configure, monitor, or help maintain a computer. Typically a utility is smaller than an program in size and may be included with an operating system or installedseparately.
Examples of Utility Software
Examples of Utility Software are antivirus software, backup software’s and disk tools etc.

12. APPLICATION SOFTWARE
An application is any program, or group of programs, that is designed for the end user. Applications software(also called end-user programs) include such things as database programs, word processors, Web browsers and spreadsheets.

13. Examples of Applications Software
Few Applications Software are:-
MS Word
WordPad
Notepad
Auto CAD
Media player
Mysql, Oracle etc.

14. Department of Computer Science
Thank you
Submitted by :
Ms. Preeti Gupta
Assistant professor
Department of Computer Science
GDC, Samba