Question

What is meant by application software?

Answer 1

Application Software : Application software is a set of one or more programmes, designed to solve a specific problem, or do a specific task e.g., an application software for payroll processing produces pay slips as the major output, and an application software for processing examination results produces mark sheets as the major output along with some other statistical reports. Similarly, a programme written by a scientist to solve his/her particular research problem is also an application software.

The programs included in an application software package are called application programmes and the programmers who prepare application software are referred to as application programmers.