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Application Software
Application software is designed to perform specific tasks and functions. For example,

Word 2016 is a word processing software used to create documents such as letters,
reports, etc.

Other examples of application software are Paint, Scratch, PowerPoint, and Calculator.

Paint Scratch PowerPoint Calculator

Post-Processingost-Processing
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 Hardware and software are the two components that combine to make a computer
system.
 Hardware includes all parts of the computer that can be seen or touched.
 Hardware devices are broadly categorised as Input devices, Output devices,

Processing devices, and Storage devices.
 Software is the set of instructions or programs used to operate hardware and help
users execute specific tasks.

 Software can be categorised as System software or Application software.

Info Retention

A. Tick [3] the correct option.

1. The parts of computer which we can see and touch are called ______.
Software Hardware

Program Objects

2. The output produced on the monitor is called ______.
record copy hard copy

soft copy good copy

3. An example of application software is ______.
Windows 10 Linux

PowerPoint 2016 Antivirus software

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