What is Software Development
According to IBM researcher
"Software development refers to a set of computer science activities dedicated to the process of creating, designing, deploying and supporting software."
Software development refers to the method that programmers employ to create computer software. This process, which is also known as "the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is comprised of various phases that offer the means to create products that comply with the specifications of the technology industry and requirements of users.
Types Of Software
Here are the most well-known kinds of programs.
· System software
Also known as operating system, or OS, it is the software that your computer runs to convert input commands into machine-readable code. The operating system is the one that controls the hardware components of a computer.
Popular operating systems that are used in personal computers include Windows OS from Microsoft, Mac OS used in Apple MacBook and Ubuntu operating system based on Linux. Ubuntu. Web servers utilize Apache OS. Apache OS while the UNIX operating system is used to create custom-built systems.
· Application Software
It is the most popular application users use to complete jobs on computers or smartphones. Examples include applications for word processing web browsers, media players, web browsers and photo editing tools antivirus software, and even software-as-a-service (SAS) software.
