Application software is designed to accomplish which tasks?

Application s/w is a set of one or more programs, designed to solve a specific problem, or do a specific task. For example, an application s/w for payroll processing produces pay slips as the major output, and an application s/w for processing examination results produces mark sheets as the major output along with some other statistical reports. The program included in the application s/w package is called application programs and the programmers who prepare application s/w are called application programmers.

Some of the most commonly known application s/w are:

(i) Word processing s/w

(ii) spreadsheet s/w

(iii) Database s/w

(iv) Graphics s/w

(v) personal assistance s/w

(vi) Education s/w

(vii) Entertainment s/w