difference between operating system and system software?
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Assuming that you mean the difference between system software (the term used by Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo to refer to the operating systems used by the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii respectively) and operating system, the difference is very minor. If you mean the difference between system software and an operating system in the PC world, the term system software usually applies to things like the Device Manager in Windows or the Logical Disk Manager; software that comes pre-installed with the operating designed to interact with hardware on a fundamental level. The term "operating software" when not used synonymously with "operating system" is usually used interchangeably with the term "system software" in the PC world, but it can also refer to software used to completely managed an external system.
Network Operating system, NOS, is software allows the system to connect to a network. Disk Operating System, DOS, is software that uses the information that is stored on a disk.
Both are software, operating system is software that will make your computer boot up and run. while Application software is a program that will run on a functional operating system.
Operating software is also called as system software which is developed for operating especially computer hardware whereas application software is designed to help users to do spicific tasks very easily.
Yes, an operating system is system software. It is software that controls the execution of computer programs and provides an interface between those programs and the hardware of the computer.Yes, an operating system is software.