Le logiciel, ou application, est un programme informatique (et la réciproque s'avère !) qui permet d'assurer une tâche, une fonction (logiciel de comptabilité, logiciel de traitement de texte, etc.). Le logiciel, peut se composer de plusieurs programmes, comme par exemple le système d'exploitation (Mac Os©, Windows©, ou Unix© et ses dérivés). Cette segmentation s'explique par la nécessité d'utiliser au mieux les ressources physiques du matériel sur lequel le logiciel s'appuie.
Si l'on pouvait classer les différents types de logiciels, on les hiérarchiserait comme ceci :
Le logiciel est un élément essentiel dans l'utilisation d'un ordinateur. Sans lui, l'ordinateur ne pourrait être utilisé, puisque, nu « comme un ver », il ne pourrait dialoguer avec nous. Le logiciel est donc le rouage essentiel de l'utilisation de l'ordinateur.
TABLEUR, EDITIONS, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT
ADMINISTRATION ONDULEUR, APC - NETWORK
BASE DE DONNEES, CIEL, BUSINESS, BUSINESS OBJECTS, HP - SVCS E-PACK PSG (R7/MG/MN), FILEMAKER, EDITIONS PROFIL, HP - SWD VOLUME NEARLINE (PL3C), HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), MICROSOFT - PRESS, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, WASP TECHNOLOGIES
STOCKAGE DE DONNEES, AVANQUEST, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, FUJITSU SIEMENS - DESKTOP PC, HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS, HP - SGBU OPEN VIEW (PL 87/8S/KK, HP - BCS (PL 1X/23/61), HP, HP - SWD VOLUME NEARLINE (PL3C), HP - SWD VALUE (LH/LJ/LK/LL/LM/L, IOMEGA, HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), HP - ISS SERVER TOP CONFIG, ADAPTEC - SNAP, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT
TRAITEMENT DE TEXTE, EDITIONS PROFIL, MICROSOFT - SB COGS, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - PRESS, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE
SUITE LOGICIELLE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, APPLE, FUJITSU SIEMENS - PC OPTIONS, EDITIONS PROFIL, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, ADOBE, MCAFEE, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, HP, MICROSOFT - SB COGS, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, MICROSOFT, LENOVO, LENOVO - OPTION OTHERS, HP - PSG PC TOP VALUE (7F), MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, SYMANTEC, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, NUANCE - LICENSE (EX CAERE), COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, COREL
COMPOSITION et EDITION, ADOBE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, QUARK - BOX, QUARK - LICS, QUARK
GEOGRAPHIE/NAVIGATION GPS, ACER, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS
COMMUNIC./ACCES DISTANT, APPLE, HP - ISS BLADE SERVER&OPTIONS(PL, HP - SWD VALUE (LH/LJ/LK/LL/LM/L, AVANQUEST, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS
NAVIGATEUR WEB, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT
FAX/OCR/IMAGE, DIALOGIC, COMPUTER ASSOCIATES - BOXED PROD, IRIS, IRIS - CONSIGNMENT, NUANCE - LICENSE (EX CAERE), NUANCE, SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, AVANQUEST
E-MAIL, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, ADOBE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, MCAFEE IRELAND - BOXED MCAFEE, NETWORK ASSOCIATES/MCAFEE, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MYSOFT, MCAFEE IRELAND - MULTINODE, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, AVANQUEST
EMULATEUR, AVANQUEST, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS
WEB DESIGN, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, COREL, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, ADOBE, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, AVANQUEST, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE
PRESENTATION GRAPHIQUE, AVANQUEST, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, ADOBE, COREL, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, HP - BCS (PL 1X/23/61), COREL - IGRAFX LICENSES, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE
CAD/CAM/CAE, MAN AND MACHINE
MULTIMEDIA, AVANQUEST, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, MENSCH UND MASCHINE, ROXIO, IRIS, IRIS - CONSIGNMENT, APPLE, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, EDITIONS PROFIL, PINNACLE, PINNACLE SYSTEMS - RETAIL, MYSOFT, COREL, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX
GESTION D'EMPLACEMENT, NUANCE
POLICE/SYMBOLE/CLIPART, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT
LIVRE, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, MYSOFT, MICROSOFT - PRESS
EDITION VIDEO, ADOBE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, AVANQUEST, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, APPLE, EDITIONS, NIKON - SCANNER AND DIGITAL CAME, PINNACLE SYSTEMS - RETAIL, PINNACLE, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, ROXIO, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, COREL
COMPTABILITE, MAN AND MACHINE, CIEL, EBP, IRIS - CONSIGNMENT, IRIS, EDITIONS, EDITIONS PROFIL, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE
UTILITAIRE CD-ROM, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, EDITIONS, EDITIONS PROFIL, KYOCERA MITA - PRINTER, WSKA, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, ADOBE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, AVANQUEST, ROXIO, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX
GESTION DE PROJET, CIEL, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE
SYSTEME D'EXPLOITATION, AVANQUEST, HP - PSG DESKTOP ACCESSORIES (PL, FUJITSU SIEMENS - LOW END SERVER, HP - BCS 9000 SERVER (1X), APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, APPLE, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, LENOVO - OPTION CDT, FUJITSU SIEMENS - PC OPTIONS, TOSHIBA - NOTEBOOK ACCESSORIES, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT - SELECT, FUJITSU SIEMENS - SERVER OPTIONS, HP, HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), FUJITSU, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, HP - ISS SERVER TOP CONFIG, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, MICROSOFT - OPEN OPERATING SYSTE, MICROSOFT - SYSTEMS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - SB COGS, HP - PSG WORKSTATION ACCS (PL9H), HP - PSG HANDHELD ACCESSORIES(PL, HP - PSG HANDHELD (21)
LANGAGE PROGRAMMATION, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, MYSOFT, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, MICROSOFT - SYSTEMS, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, HP - ISS SERVER TOP CONFIG
CONVERSION DE FICHIER, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, ADOBE, HP - ISS SERVER TOP CONFIG, AVANQUEST, NUANCE - LICENSE (EX CAERE), NUANCE (EX CAERE), NUANCE, EDITIONS PROFIL, COREL - UNIVERSAL LICENCES
EDUCATION, MYSOFT, MICROSOFT - PRESS, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT
JEUX, AVANQUEST, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICRO APPLICATION
RECONNAISSANCE VOCALE, NUANCE - LICENSE (EX CAERE), NUANCE, MYSOFT, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS
GENERATEUR DE FORMES, MICROSOFT, NUANCE, NUANCE - LICENSE (EX CAERE)
SAUVEGARDE, AVANQUEST, COMPUTER ASSOCIATES - BOXED PROD, COMPUTER, EDITIONS, HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), HP - SWD VALUE (LH/LJ/LK/LL/LM/L, HP - SWD VOLUME NAS (PL LI), HP - SWD VOLUME NEARLINE (PL3C), EDITIONS PROFIL, ADAPTEC - SNAP, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - SMB BOX PRODUCTS, SYMANTEC, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS
ANTI VIRUS, MICRO APPLICATION, EDITIONS, EDITIONS PROFIL, EDITIONS PROFIL - LICENSE, COMPUTER, COMPUTER ASSOCIATES - BOXED PROD, NEC - DESKTOP, MCAFEE IRELAND - MEDIAPACK, MCAFEE, MCAFEE IRELAND - BOXED MCAFEE, MICROSOFT, SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC, NETWORK ASSOCIATES/MCAFEE, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - VLP EDU SUBSCRIPTION, SYMANTEC - SMB BOX PRODUCTS, MCAFEE IRELAND - MULTINODE
SECURITE, 3COM - SMALL BUSINESS (BNC), COMPUTER ASSOCIATES - BOXED PROD, FUJITSU SIEMENS - BTO STORAGE, AVANQUEST, F, F-SECURE, HP - IPG COMMERCIAL ACCS (6A), HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), NETWORK ASSOCIATES/MCAFEE, MCAFEE, MCAFEE IRELAND - ASSURANCE PARTS, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, HP - SWD VOLUME NAS (PL LI), SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, MCAFEE IRELAND - BOXED MCAFEE, MCAFEE IRELAND - MULTINODE, FUJITSU SIEMENS - SERVER OPTIONS, SONICWALL, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - VLP EDU SUBSCRIPTION, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - SMB BOX PRODUCTS
ADMINISTRATION RESEAU, 3COM - WEB SOLUTIONS (BNC), 3COM, 3COM - STACKABLE LAN (BNC), 3COM - WIRELESS (WCD), AVANQUEST, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, CISCO - NETWORKING: MIDRANGE SWI, CISCO - AIRONET, D-LINK, AVOCENT, HP - SVCS E-PACK ESS&PNB (R8/06/, SMC NETWORKS, HP - SGBU OPEN VIEW (PL 87/8S/KK, HP - SWD VALUE (LH/LJ/LK/LL/LM/L, HP, HP - PNB ENTRY LEVEL - 1D028 (PL, HP - ISS SOFTWARE (PL 4U), IBM - OPTION X SERIES/INTELLIST., MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - SB COGS, NETGEAR, ADAPTEC - SNAP, ALLIED TELESYN, SONICWALL, SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - SMB BOX PRODUCTS, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, ZYXEL - ROUTER, HP - ISS SERVER OPTIONS (PL SI), HP - ISS SERVER TOP CONFIG
UTILITAIRE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, AVOCENT, FUJITSU SIEMENS - NOTEBOOK OPTIO, LENOVO - OPTION OTHERS, COREL - IGRAFX LICENSES, IRIS, AVANQUEST, MICROSOFT - OPEN VALUE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT - OPEN EDUCATION, SYMANTEC - BOXED PRODUCTS, EDITIONS PROFIL, ROXIO, MICRO, MICRO APPLICATION, NEC - PROJECTOR, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - REWARDS LICS, IBM - OPTION X SERIES/INTELLIST., HP
RETOUCHE PHOTO, AVANQUEST, ADOBE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS, APPLE COMPUTER - SOFTWARE, COREL - COMMERCIAL BOX, APPLE COMPUTER - LICS SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT, NIKON - SCANNER AND DIGITAL CAME, COREL
FIREWALL, SYMANTEC - OEM, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS ACADEMIC, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS GOVERNMENT, SYMANTEC - EXPRESS LICS, SONICWALL
CARTE ROUTIERE, MICROSOFT - DESKTOP APPLICATIONS, MICROSOFT - HRD SOFTWARE, MICROSOFT, TOMTOM, TOMTOM ACCESSORIES
GESTION DE CONTENU, ADOBE, ADOBE - BOXED PRODUCTS