Here are some common types of software. Click on More » to see more information about each type of software.
| Type | Operating systems |
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| Examples | Microsoft Windows. Linux. Macintosh OS X. |
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| Purpose | Control your computer. |
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| Type | Word processors |
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| Examples | Word. Corel WordPerfect. AbiWord. |
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| Purpose | Write essays, novels, reports, or other types of text. |
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| Type | Spreadsheets |
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| Examples | Excel. Lotus 1-2-3. VisiCalc. |
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| Purpose | Track budgets or investments, or make other calculations. |
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| Type | Presentation software |
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| Examples | PowerPoint. |
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| Purpose | Create slideshows for meetings. |
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| Type | Database management systems |
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| Examples | Access. Oracle. Sybase. 4th Dimension. |
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| Purpose | Organize and filter lists of data, such as addresses or inventories. |
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| Type | Photo editors |
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| Examples | Photoshop. Fireworks. PhotoPaint. Gimp. |
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| Purpose | Change digital photos and other images. |
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| Type | Games |
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| Examples | The Sims. PacMan. Minesweeper. |
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| Purpose | Have fun playing or experiencing challenges. |
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| Type | Desktop publishing |
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| Examples | PageMaker. InDesign. QuarkXPress. |
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| Purpose | Make a magazine, a poster, or an advertisement. |
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| Type | Computer-aided design (CAD) software |
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| Examples | AutoCAD. SolidWorks. MicroStation. |
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| Purpose | Create blueprints or designs. |
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| Type | Web browsers |
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| Examples | Internet Explorer. Netscape. Mozilla Firefox. Opera. Safari. |
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| Purpose | View pages on the World Wide Web. |
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| Type | E-mail clients |
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| Examples | Outlook. Eudora. Entourage. |
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| Purpose | Send letters and files to other people. |
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And these categories are just the beginning.
Programmers have also created software to do the following tasks:
- Organize employee schedules
- Encode messages to protect bank transactions and other private information
- Change speech into type
- Format screenplays
- Determine how to get the most lumber from a log
- Count down seconds, like an egg timer
- Create music CDs
- Block unwanted advertisements on the World Wide Web or in e-mail
- Keep track of airplane traffic
- Design Web sites
- Edit sound recordings
- Help create more software
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