The term communication software
refers to the programs that are used to exchange messages in text,
audio and video format for the purpose of communication and also
allow a computer to communicate with other machines through a modem
or telephone line. This kind of software deals with representation,
transferring, interpretation, manipulation and processing of data.
The communication software allows computers in different
geographical regions to communicate with each other through mails or
by transferring datafiles and documents. Communication software can
be broadly categorized as telecommunications software and networking
software. Telecommunication softwares are used for devices like
cellular phones, walkie-talkie etc. The various types of
telecommunication software are: bluetooth software, call processing
software, computer telephony software and cell phone software.
Networking softwares are of many types depending upon the
applications such as: