Application software is not absolutely essential for running a system, but it makes the system more useful. The MS Office you find on Windows-based systems is a typical example of application ...

What we learn from Facebook Love it or loathe it, Facebook is a good example of a platform AND a software product; and it is this duality that helps to explain the differentiation.

Difference between system software and application software System software provides the platform for running any application or application software.