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Types of Computer Programs

Adobe PDF
Adobe PDF

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably, independent of software, hardware, or operating system. Invented by Adobe, PDF is now an open standard maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

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Device Drivers
Device Drivers

Some device drivers communicate directly with a device, but others are layered together. In these situations, a program will communicate with one driver before that driver communicates with yet another one, and so on until the last driver actually performs the direct communication with the hardware.

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McAfee Antivirus
McAfee Antivirus

With that information, the software also scans for the way to delete the malicious software. Once the scan is complete, the program is prepared to impede the entry of malware on a computer system or destroy it, if it is already on the system. The Firewall. Once the virus database is updated, McAfee Antivirus software strengthens a computer's firewall.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer

I can't find internet explorer on my computer. To use it I have to go to corel draw and then to help and it will open explorer 8. If I try to fown load it, It will not let me.

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Microsoft Office and Outlook
Microsoft Office and Outlook

Previous versions include Office 2013, Office 2011 for Mac, Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 2008 for Mac, and Office 2004 for Mac. Office 2010 and Office 2007 are compatible with Windows 8.1 and earlier.

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Corporation is a leading developer of personal computer software. It is best known for its Windows operating system, the Microsoft Office family of productivity software plus services, and the Visual Studio IDE.

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Middleware
Middleware

Middleware, computer software that enables communication between multiple software applications, possibly running on more than one machine. Computer applications and Web sites frequently employ many different programs, often running on different computers, that need to work together.

Operating Systems
Operating Systems

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also include accounting software for cost allocation of processor time, mass storage, printing, and other resources.

Shells and Windowing Systems
Shells and Windowing Systems

Most operating system shells are not direct interfaces to the underlying kernel, even if a shell communicates with the user via peripheral devices attached to the computer directly. Shells are actually special applications that use the kernel API in just the same way as it is used by other application programs.

Utility Software
Utility Software

Utility software helps the user to control, manage, and maintain a computer's operating system, hardware and application software. These programs are designed to perform specific functions like finding files, backing up data, playing multimedia files, viewing images and so on.

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