_____________is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software?
Correct answer: B. System software
- A. Application software
- B. System software
- C. Software
- D. None of these
Explanation
System software controls hardware and provides the operating environment in which application programs run. Application software performs user tasks such as word processing or accounting.
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Hardware includes the physical components of a computer, such as the CPU, motherboard, registers, memory, storage devices and peripheral equipment. Software covers system software, application software, utilities, drivers and firmware, with attention to how the operating system manages hardware and how software differs from the physical equipment it controls.
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