a program that places programs into memory and prepares then for execution

a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language

a program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program

a program that appears to execute a source program if it were machine language

hardware

peripheral

memory

Screen

High-resolution video display

Printer

High speed large capacity disk

Plotter

An operating system

Processing device

Application software

System software

Hardware

Software

Bacteria

Freeware