SOFTWARE
There are thousands of different varieties of software in use, and more
are being developed continuously.  The following is an attempt to
establish a framework for the different types.  The framework does not
pretend to be all inclusive, but it is a start.

The "higher levels" of refer to software packages that are closer to a
non-technical end user performing a non-technical task (e.g. using
Netscape to surf the 'net), as opposed to "lower level" packages used by
technical user performing a technical task (e.g. a systems analyst using
Unix and html commands to put links into a website).  The following
categories of software are ordered from high to low level.
      
1. Applications
2. Proprietary Packages
3. Programming Languages
4. Operating Systems
5. Architectures

by harding@oz.plymouth.edu 27Oct97