All mainframes, servers, laptop and desktop computers, as well as smartphones and tablets are general-purpose devices. In contrast, chips can be designed from scratch to perform only a fixed ...

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Some software, such as word processors, spreadsheets and desktop publishers are called general purpose software because it is possible to carry out lots of different tasks using that application.

System software is endowed with a general purpose. Application software carries a specific purpose. System software provides an interface between the system hardware and the user. It lets the ...