what is software s/w
The term 'software' needed to the set of electronic program instructions or
data a computer processor reads in order to perform a task or operat. In
contrast, the term 'hardware' refers to the physical components that you can
see and touch, such as the computer hard drive, mouse, and keyboard.
Software can be categorized according to what it is designed to accomplish.
There are two main types of software: systems software and application
software.
Systems Software
Systems software included the
programs that are dedicated to manag the
computer itself, such as the operating system
file management utilities, and disk operating system {or DOS}. The operating
system manages the computer hardware resources in addition to applications and
data. Without systems software installed in our computers we would have to type
the instructions for everything we wanted the computer to do.
Applications Software
Application software, or simply applications, are often call productivity
programs or end-user programs because they enable the user to complete tasks
such as creating documents, spreadsheets, databases, and publications, doing
online research, sending email, designing graphics, running businesses, and
even playing games! Application software is specific to the task it is designed
for and can be as simple as a calculator application or as complex as a word
processing app. When you begin creating a document, the word processing
software has already set the margins, font style and size, and the line spacing
for you. But you can change these settings, and you have many more formatting
options available. For example, the word processor application makes it easy to
add color, headings, and pictures or delete, copy, move, and change the
document's appearance to suit your needs.
Microsoft office application
Microsoft Word is a popular word-processing application that is included in
the software suite of applications called Microsoft Office. A software suite is
a group of software applications with related functionality. For example,
office software suites might include word processing, spreadsheet, database,
presentation, and email applications. Graphics suites such as Adobe Creative
Suite include applications for creating and editing images, while Sony Audio
Master Suite is used for audio production.
A Web browser, or simply browser, is an application specifically designed
to locate, retrieve, and display content found on the Internet. By clicking a
hyperlink or by typing the URL of a website, the user is able to view Web sites
consisting of one or more Web pages. Browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google
Chrome, and Safari are just a few of the many available to choose from.
some picture of example software
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