Application Software - Taxonomy

  • Creative Tools
  • Computation
  • Education/Entertainment
  • Communication
  • Control
  • Utilities

Communication applications allow passing of messages between two parties, such as communicating with:

  • another person: e-mail, instant messenging
  • another computer: remote login, remote graphical interface X-Windows, file transfers
  • a business: e-commerce, customer service


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