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Hardware

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A generic term for the physical parts of the computer, both internal and external

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Software

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A generic term for any program that can be run on a computer

3
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Application Software

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programs that perform specific tasks that would need doing even if computers didn’t exist.
e.g. editing text, carrying out calculations

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Utility programs

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Programs that perform specific common task related to running the computer.
e.g. zipping files

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Library programs

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code, data, and resources that can be called by other programs.

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Translators

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Software that converts programming language instructions into 0s and 1s (machine code).

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Different types of translators - ALL of them

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Compilers: a program that translates a high-level language into machine code by translating all of the code.

Assembler: a program that translates a program written in assembly language into machine code.

Interpreter: a program for translating a high-level language by reading each statement in the source code and immediately performing the action.

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Operating System Software

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A suite of programs designed to control the operations of the computer.

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Virtual Machine

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The concept that all of the complexities of using a computer are hidden from the user and other software by the operating system.

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Resource management

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How an operating system manages hardware and software to optimise the performance of the computer