What is "System Level Applications"?

[Polaris]

Hi:

Anyone can explain the concept of "System Level Applications"? An example?

Thanks in Advance!
Polaris

 

[Igor Tandetnik]

Anyone can explain the concept of "System Level Applications"? An
example?

Presumably, wherever you got the term from would also explain what it
means. I'm not familar with the term, and it doesn't seem to appear
anywhere in Microsoft documentation.
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With best wishes,
Igor Tandetnik

With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not
necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to
land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly
overhead. -- RFC 1925

 

[Larry Smith]

Anyone can explain the concept of "System Level Applications"? An example?

It's unlikely you'll find a precise definition. In my own experience it's
really a vague term that historically refers to a (usually non-GUI)
application that works close[r] to the operating system (OS). "System" in
this context therefore (usually) refers to the "system" in operating
"system". IOW, if your application works close to the OS itself (using
low-level APIs to conduct its work), it could be referred to as a "system
level application". I don't believe it's an official term however, just a
very general one that can't be precisely qualified (i.e., there's no exact
definition of what constitutes a system level application - if your app is
perceived as doing a lot of "low-level" work then it would qualify but it's
really a personal judgment call).

 

[Smithers]

Who knows?!?! But it sounds important. You should say it frequently and with
authority.

-S

 

[Nathan Mates]

Anyone can explain the concept of "System Level Applications"? An example?

Ask whomever gave you this question for a homework assignment?

Nathan Mates

 

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Anyone can explain the concept of "System Level Applications"? An example?

Sometimes the term system level is used for working inside
instead of with infrastructure software - when programming
a database server or operating system instead of using one.

Arne