An operating system is the essential software that's needed to run your computer's suite of software. Everything from video ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a ...

With all the hoopla about Software-as-a-Service apps and mobile computing, it’s easy to forget that infrastructure software—everything from operating systems to middleware to databases—remains the ...

What are open-source operating systems? Underpinning an operating system, for example Windows on your PC or Android on your phone, is many, many lines of code. Allowing anyone to inspect the source ...

June 2013 is almost at an end, and we've seen the passing of two major software development conferences, Apple's WWDC and Microsoft's Build, both of which have demonstrated and issued preview releases ...

If you've been using a personal computer for long enough, you've probably made a habit of interchangeably referring to the applications on your hard drive as programs or software. Both terms have been ...

Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform. This should be contrasted with ...