Distinguish between general purpose applicaton package and special purpose application package?

Answer 1

General Purpose generally has more than one use such as Microsoft Word, it can be used to create various things or gimp which has a variety of uses and has more than one purpose where as special purpose generally has one purpose and one purpose alone such as Windows Movie Maker, it does one and only one thing which would be making a movie or Minesweeper and other games, which are all made for one purpose. It is very easy to confuse these two however when you look at a program just think of its possibilities and if it can be used for a variety of things or was not simply built for one use then it is general.

Answer 2

A general purpose application package is designed to be versatile and can be used for a wide range of tasks. On the other hand, a special purpose application package is designed with specific functionalities tailored for a particular task or industry. Special purpose packages tend to be more focused and optimized for specific use cases, while general purpose packages offer broader functionality.