Software packages add specific functions to your computer's operating system.
That computers have brought a revolution to our lives is not a fact in contention. Computers and the software packages included on them have brought about the rise of an era wherein some of the most basic tasks have become mechanized.
Types of Packages
One type of computer package, application software, performs a task for the end user---word processors, Web browsers and spreadsheets, for example. Systems software, the other type of package, manages and supports the operation of computer systems and networks---operation systems and language translators, for example.
Importance
Packages provide an avenue to perform duties electronically that would take much longer to complete manually. Computer users take advantage of packages for accurate calculation, drawing, grammar and spell checking, emailing, storing data and correcting mistakes easily.
Availability
You can buy computer packages in retail stores or download them from the Internet. Downloadable software is cheaper and benefits the environment by means of eliminating packaging; moreover, you can perform upgrades online.
Expenditure
Packages help you save money. Emailing is cheaper than using the post. Word processors can help you correct mistakes electronically, while typing mistakes can render a whole page useless, thus wasting paper.
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