Common ICT Softwares

 There are three categories of common ICT software namely file organization, office applications and web services. The first category is file organization referred to as simply a file system. The system that an operating system or program uses to organize and keep track of files. For example, a hierarchical file system is one that uses directories to organize files into a tree structure. Although the operating system provides its file management system, you can buy separate file management systems. These systems interact smoothly with the operating system but provide more features, such as improved backup procedures and stricter file protection. Examples of file organization applications are Windows Explorer, Cubic Explorer, Free Commander, iExplorer and Nautilus.
The second category is office applications, these are softwares that are used in business such as word processing, spreadsheet, database management and e-mail. Common office applications are widely available in a package set from vendors. They are also available in packages or suites. The Microsoft Office is an example of office application.
Web service is the third category. Web service applications/softwares are softwares that use internet to operate and produce the output. There are several subcategories of web services applications. The first one are web browser, this is a software application used to locate, retrieve and also display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files. Examples are Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and the fastest web browser, Internet Explorer. The second one are E-mail Software for creating, sending, receiving and organizing electronic mail. Example is Microsoft Office Outlook. The third one is Instant Messaging Software-software that enables you to create a kind of private chat room with another individual in order to communicate in real time over the Internet, analogous a telephone conversation but using text-based, not voice-based, communication.