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6,232 Pointssystem software or application software?
Energia is used to control hardware, very much like a device driver, so it should be classified as system software, correct? The quiz labels it application software. Need clarification please.
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Shawn Denham
Python Development Techdegree Student 17,802 PointsThink of system software more as operating systems. Windows, Unix, OS X are all system software. Energia is an application that runs on top of a system (ie. application that runs on Windows). The fact that Energia needs to run on top of an operating systems makes it application software.
George Martinez
6,232 Pointsgot it. thank you very much.