Kinds of application software:
Productivity software, which includes word processor s, spreadsheet s, and tools for use by most computer users
Presentation software
Graphics software for graphic designers
CAD/CAM software
Specialized scientific applications
Vertical market or industry-specific software (for example, for banking, insurance, retail, and manufacturing environments)
Firmware or microcode is programming that is loaded into a special area on amicroprocessor or read-only memory on a one-time or infrequent basis so that thereafter it seems to be part of the hardware.
