FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

WHAT IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
System software is a set of ____ needed for a computer to ____
A
program, work
B
instructions, pause
C
instructions, work
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A set of instructions that directs a computer’s hardware to perform a task is called a program, or software program. The two main types of software are system software and application software.

Detailed explanation-2: -System software is the set of programs that enables your computer’s hardware devices and Application software to work together.

Detailed explanation-3: -Software itself is the set of instructions or programs that tell a computer what to do. It is independent of hardware and makes computers programmable.

Detailed explanation-4: -System software controls a computer’s internal functioning, chiefly through an operating system, and also controls such peripherals as monitors, printers, and storage devices.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operating system (OS) – a software that controls and coordinates the computer hardware devices and runs other software and applications on a computer. It is the main part of system software and a computer will not function without it.

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