User Application Software Operating System Hardware. Computer software is divided into system software and application software. The main difference between operating system and application software is that an operating system is a system software that works as the interface between the user and the hardware while the application software is a program that performs a specific task.
Hardware is the physical parts of a computer such as the processor memory modules and the screen. Drivers teach the operating system to interact with each bit of hardware. System software is the type of software that is used to run hardware devices.
Graphics cards sound cards networking cards usb peripherals and everything else you connect to your computer relies on drivers.
A computer program which is intended to perform some task classified along. An operating system os is software that manages computer hardware resources runs other programs and provides common services for the user and application software. To use application software such as a word processing program your computer must be running system software specifically an operating system. A system computer program that manages hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.
