COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Cards (4)

  • Computer Software
    A set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks
  • Software
    • It is the opposite of hardware, which describes the physical aspects of a computer
    • It is a generic term used to refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a device
    • It can be thought of as the variable part of a computer, while hardware is the invariable part
  • Types of software
    • Application software
    • System software
    • Middleware
    • Driver software
    • Programming software
  • Application software
    Computer software package that performs a specific function for a user, or in some cases, for another application