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<h2 id="categories">Categories</h2> <p>Major categories of software systems include those based on <a href="/facts/Application_software_development/UUfsAaYY">application software development</a>, <a href="/facts/Programming_software/wWaFqCFw">programming software</a>, and <a href="/facts/System_software/0faaXG4d">system software</a> although the distinction can sometimes be difficult. Examples of software systems include <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_reservations_system/lkLusxzh">computer reservations systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Air_traffic_control/G2cQebVb">air traffic control</a> systems, military command and control systems, <a href="/facts/Telecommunication_network/NFCX0STS">telecommunication networks</a>, <a href="/facts/Content_management_system/CCk4vIxV">content management systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Database_management_system/VYcpkevb">database management systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Expert_system/CUCzSEaX">expert systems</a>, <a href="/facts/Embedded_system/a4muX1wU">embedded systems</a>, etc. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ACM_Software_System_Award/6JhQolwH">ACM Software System Award</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Common_layers_in_an_information_system_logical_architecture/cUTM2sU9">Common layers in an information system logical architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_program/e38jH9N9">Computer program</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Computer_program_installation/EQzPeYv2">Computer program installation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Experimental_software_engineering/pwXkw30y">Experimental software engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_bug/I1uSXySv">Software bug</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_architecture/1Hokp0Ed">Software architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/System_software/0faaXG4d">System software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Systems_theory/C56Ck7DQ">Systems theory</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Systems_Science/necfqoog">Systems Science</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Systems_Engineering/gFwRmkDp">Systems Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Software_Engineering/KX6cE9kz">Software Engineering</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Sommerville, Ian (2007). "1.1.1; What is software?". Software Engineering (8th ed.). Addison-Wesley. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0-321-31379-9. OL 18264252M. <a href="978-0-321-31379-9" target="_blank">978-0-321-31379-9</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>'Grubb, P.; Takang, A. (2007). Software Maintenance: Concepts and Practice, 2nd Edition. New Jersey: World Scientific. pp. 7–9. doi:10.1142/5318. ISBN 978-981-238-426-3. OCLC 912499935. <a href="978-981-238-426-3" target="_blank">978-981-238-426-3</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Sommerville, Ian (2007). "1.1.1; What is software?". Software Engineering (8th ed.). Addison-Wesley. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0-321-31379-9. OL 18264252M. <a href="978-0-321-31379-9" target="_blank">978-0-321-31379-9</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems". Retrieved 2020-12-31. <a href="https://www.mpi-sws.org/" target="_blank">https://www.mpi-sws.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Journal of Systems and Software (JSS)". DBLP. Germany: LZI. Retrieved 2020-12-31. <a href="https://dblp.org/streams/journals/jss" target="_blank">https://dblp.org/streams/journals/jss</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Software System Award". ACM Awards. Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 2020-12-31. <a href="https://awards.acm.org/software-system" target="_blank">https://awards.acm.org/software-system</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>