Software concepts ppt

SOFTWARE CONCEPTS
Prof. K ADISESHA (Ph. D)

Contents-
Introduction
Types of Software
Computer Languages
Language Classification
Operating System(OS)
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Prof. K. Adisesha (Ph. D)
Classification of Software

Introduction
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Definition:
“Computer is an electronic machine that can store, recall and process data. It can
perform tasks or complex calculation according to a set of instructions or programs.”

SOFTWARE CONCEPTS
Introduction:
A computer system has three components viz.
 Hardware
 Software
 User
Hardware: It consists of the physical components of a computer.
Software: A set of instructions that tells the computer to perform
an intended task.
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Types of Software
Software is broadly classified into two categories namely,
 System Software
 Application Software

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Types of Software
Software is broadly classified into two categories namely,
 System Software
 Application Software

System Software
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System Software:
System software is a computer program that controls the system hardware
and interacts with application software.
 System software is hardware dependent and not portable.
 System software provides a convenient environment for program
development and execution.
 Programming languages like assembly language/C/C++/Visual
C++/Pascal are used to develop the system software.

System Software
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System software is of three types:
 Language Translators
 Operating System
 Utilities & Device Driver Software

Application Software
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Application software that has been written to process performs a specific job.
Application software is generally written in high level languages.
It focus is on the application, not the computing system.
Application specific software is created to execute an exact task.
For example accounting software for maintaining accounts.
General purpose software is not limited to only one function.
For example: Microsoft office (MS-Word, MS-Excel), Tally, Oracle etc.

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Application software
Application software that has been written to process performs a specific job.
Application software is generally written in high level languages.
It focus is on the application, not the computing system.
Application software is classified into two types:
o Application Specific
o General Purpose

Computer Languages
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Introduction to Computer Languages
Programming Language is a set of rules called syntax which user has to
follow, to instruct the computer what operation are to be performed.

Computer Languages
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Classification of Computer Languages
Computer language are classified into two categories:
 Low-Level Languages
o Machine level languages
o Assembly languages
 High-Level Languages
o General Purpose languages
o Specific purpose languages

Low-Level Languages
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Machine Level Language:
Machine level language is the fundamental language of a computer written
using binary numbers i.e. 0’s and 1’s.
 A program written in the machine level language is called Machine code.
 The instructions provided in machine language are directly understood by
the computer and converted into electrical signals to run the computer.

Low-Level Languages
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 For example a typical program in machine language:
 The first 8-bit represents Opcode denoting operation such as load, move,
store etc.
 The last 16-bit represents the operand denoting the address.

Low-Level Languages
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Advantages:
It can be directly typed and executed and no compilation or translation is
requires.
Disadvantage:
These instructions are machine dependent and it is difficult to program,
modify and debug errors.

Low-Level Languages
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Assembly Level Language:
Assembly level language is a low-level programming language that allows a
user to write
programs using letters, words and symbols called mnemonics, instead of the
binary digits used in machine level languages.
A program written in the assembly level language is called Assembly code.
An instruction given in the machine language has two parts:
 OPCODE (Operation Code)
 Operand (Address/ Location)

Low-Level Languages
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For example a typical program in assembly language:
However a program in assembly language has to be converted to its
equivalent machine language to be executed on computer.
The translator program that converts an assembly code into machine code is
called an assembler.

Low-Level Languages
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Advantages:
Mnemonic code are easy to remember, easy to understand, easy to
modify and debug.
Disadvantage:
These languages are the mnemonic are machine dependent and assembly
language programming takes longer to code.

High-level Languages
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A language designed to make programming easier through the use of
familiar English words and symbols.
 High-level languages used English like language, which are easier to learn
and use.
 High-level languages are machine independent. Therefore, a program
written for one computer can be executed on different computers with no
or only slight modifications.
 Some of the high-level languages are C, C++, JAVA, FORTRAN,
QBASIC, and PASCAL.

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For example a typical program in high level language to add two numbers:
cin>>a>>b;
c = a + b;
cout<< “ Sum of two numbers = “ << c;
• However a program in high-level language has to be converted to its
equivalent machine language to be executed on computer.
• The translator program that converts an high level code into machine code
is called an compiler.

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Advantage:
o HLL’s are machine independent.
o Easy to learn and understand.
o Easy to modify and debug the program.
Disadvantage:
o HLL is slower in execution.
o HLL requires a compiler to convert source code to object code.
o HLL take more time to execute and require more memory.

Language Translators
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Language Translators:
The translator translates the high-level language to low level language.
There are three types of translators:
 Interpreters
 Compilers
 Assemblers

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Assembler:
 Assembler is system software which translates an assembly language
program into its machine language.
 It recognizes the mnemonics used in the assembly level languages and
substitutes the required machine code for each instruction.
 Example: TASM (Turbo Assembler), MASM (Microsoft Macro
Assembler) etc.

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Compilers:
 Compiler is system software that translates high-level language (source
code) into the machine level language (machine/object code).
 It reads the whole program and translates the entire program at once into a
series of machine level language instructions.
 Once compiled, the program normally gets saved automatically and can be
executed directly.
 Examples: C, C++, etc.,

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Interpreters:
An Interpreter reads each statement of a high-level language program and
translates it into machine level language and executes it immediately.
 It continues to read, translate and execute the statements one by one until it
reaches the end of the program.
 Therefore, it is slower than a compiler.
 The machine code produced by the interpreter is not saved and hence, to
execute a statement again, it has to be interpreted again.
 Example: JAVA, Python,

Linker and Loader
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Linker :
A linker is system software that links (combines) smaller programs to form a
single program.
 A source program written in high-level languages may contain a number of
modules or segments. To execute properly the modules are to be linked so
that execution of the program is sequential.
 This operation is performed by software called as the linker.

Linker and Loader
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Loader:
A loader is system software that loads machine code of a program into the
system memory and prepares these programs for execution.
 Once an executable program is generated someone will have to load the
program into the main memory of the computer so that it can be executed.
 This operation is performed by software called as the loader.

Utility Software
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Utility Software:
Utilities are those helpful programs that assist the computer by performing
helpful functions like backing up disk, scanning/cleaning viruses etc.
 Utility software is generally called as Application oriented ready-made
system programs.
 Some of the important utility software is: Text editor, Backup utility, Disk
Defragmenter, Antivirus software.

Operating System(OS):
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An operating system is a set of programs which acts as an interface
between the user and the computer.
 Operating system manages the resource, resolves conflicts’ and tries to optimize the
performance of the system.
 Operating System plays an important role in loading programs from disk into
memory, displaying message, translating program and in outputting the results.
 Examples of operating system are:
 UNIX, LINUX,
 Microsoft MS-DOS, and Windows VER. 95, 98, 2000, XP, 7, 8, 10 etc.,
 Google: Android OS
 Apple: Mac OS etc.

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Functions of Operating System(OS):
 Main functions of the operating system are as follows:
 Memory Management
 Process Management
 Device Management
 File Management
 Protection and Security
 User interface or Command interpreter

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Memory Management:
The activities of memory management handled by OS are:
 Allocate memory
 Free Memory
 Re-allocate memory to a program when a used block is freed
 Keep track of memory usage.

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Process Management:
The activities of process management handled by OS are:
 Control access to shared resources like file, memory I/O and CPU
 Control execution of applications
 Create, execute and delete a process
 Cancel or resume a process
 Schedule a process
 Synchronization, communication and deadlock handling for process

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File Management:
The activities of file management task handled by OS are:
 Create and delete both files and directories
 Provide access to files
 Allocate space for files
 Keep back-up of files
 Secure files

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Device Management:
The activities of device management task handled by OS are:
 Open, close and write device drivers.
 Communication, control and monitor the device drivers
Protection and Security:
OS protects the resource of system.
 User authentication, file attributes like read, write, encryption and back-
up of data are used by OS to provide basic protection.

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User Interface or Command Interpreter:
 OS provides an interface between the user and the computer hardware.
 The user interface is a set of commands or a Graphical User Interface via
which the user interacts with the application and the hardware

Types of Operating System(OS):
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The different types of operating system are:
 Single user Operating System
 Batch Operating System
 Multiprogramming Operating System
• Multitasking Operating System
• Multiuser Operating System
• Time sharing System (Online /Multiuser)
• Real time system
 Distributed Operating System
 Network Operating System
 Multithreading Operating System

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Functional Features of Operating System(OS):
 There are two types of user interface:
 Command-Line User Interface (CUI)
 Graphical User Interface (GUI)

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CUI Interface:
 CUI interface allows the user to interact with a computer through text
terminal.
 It is a Non-graphical and text-based user interface.
 MS-DOS is an operating system which provides a CUI.
 The commands must be given at the command prompt ( C:>)
 Both input and output are character based, the interface is also known as
Character User Interface.

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GUI Interface:
 The GUI was first introduced in 1984 by Apple with Macintosh.
 GUI is an interface where the commands are selected from menus and
icons rather the typing them from the keyboard.
 It allows user to click on the required icon, with the help of Mouse.
 Windows Operating System is the most popular OS based on GUI

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