COMPUTER SOFTWARE

5. CATEGORIES OF APPLICATION PACKAGES

I.                    Application specific

II.                  General purpose application packages

I. Application specific: These are programs written in order to solve a particular task/problem. Examples of application specific are 

1.              Payroll

2.              Stock control

3.              Accounting software

4.              Education management 

5.              Statistical software

6.              Web design software

II.           General purpose application: These are programs written in order to provide users with general set of facilities to handle a wide variety of problems. Examples of general purpose application are 

1.              Word processing 

2.              Graphics software 

3.              Game software 

4.              Database software