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systems software
Last modified: Sunday, September 01, 1996
Refers to the
operating system
and all
utility
programs
that manage
computer
resources
at a low level.
Software
is generally divided into systems software and
applications software
. Applications software comprises programs designed for an
end user
, such as
word processors
,
database systems
, and
spreadsheet programs
. Systems software includes
compilers
,
loaders
,
linkers
, and
debuggers
.
Related Categories
Operating Systems
Related Terms
application
COTS
end user
software
utility
