Chapter 3 - Operating Systems - Section 3.2 - Operating System Architecture - Questions & Exercises - Page 151: 2

The line is vague, and the distinction is often in the eye of the beholder. Roughly speaking, utility software performs basic, universal tasks, whereas application software performs tasks unique to the machine’s application.

The line is vague, and the distinction is often in the eye of the beholder. Roughly speaking, utility software performs basic, universal tasks, whereas application software performs tasks unique to the machine’s application.