| System Software |
Application Software |
| System Software maintains the system resources and gives the path for application software to run. |
Application software is built for specific tasks. |
| Low-level languages are used to write the system software. |
While high-level languages are used to write the application software. |
| It is general-purpose software. |
While it’s a specific purpose software. |
| Without system software, the system stops and can’t run. |
While without application software system always runs. |
| System software runs when the system is turned on and stops when the system is turned off. |
While application software runs as per the user’s request. |
| Example: System software is an operating system, etc. |
Example: Application software is Photoshop, VLC player, etc. |
| System Software programming is more complex than application software. |
Application software programming is simpler in comparison to system software. |
| Software which is designed to control, integrate and manage the individual hardware components and application software is known as system software. |
Set of computer programs installed in the user’s system and designed to perform a specific task is known as the application software. |
| A system software operates the system in the background until the shutdown of the computer. |
Application software runs in the front end according to the user’s request. |
| System software has no interaction with users. It serves as an interface between hardware and the end user. |
Application software connects an intermediary between the user and the computer. |
| System software runs independently. |
Application software is dependent on system software because they need platform for its functioning. |
