What is the software application?

Question

what do you mean by system software and software application?

Answer 1

system software is the operating system - windows, linux, mac, dos, etc.

system application is just any program that runs in the operating system.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application...

Answer 3

system software are programs and files that are stored on the hard disk.  They can be removed and/or changed.  

System software is core operating system files- files that are needed for the operating system to function properly.

Software applications are programs you can open.  Internet explorer, windows media play, etc...

Answer 4

Think of system software as programs. Programs are a set of instructions that a computer can carry out. Firefox and Internet Explorer are examples of programs. Their purpose is to allow you to browse the internet, and that's how they function.

Software applications, if you get real technical, is the actual application of programs. :P But usually the terms "software," "programs," and "applications," are thought generally or roughly to mean the same thing.