COMPUTER SOFTWARE
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
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*Software is a set of instructions that govern the computer about the drawing and typing to be performed.
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*Software is a set of programs that instructs the computer about the tasks to be performed.
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*Software is a set of hardware portions that the control about the memory and the hard disk to carryout results.
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None of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Software is a set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks. It is the opposite of hardware, which describes the physical aspects of a computer. Software is a generic term used to refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a device.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term was coined to differentiate these instructions from hardware-i.e., the physical components of a computer system. A set of instructions that directs a computer’s hardware to perform a task is called a program, or software program.
Detailed explanation-3: -Software – a set of instructions or programs that tells a computer what to do or how to perform a specific task (computer software runs on hardware).
Detailed explanation-4: -Application software, also known as an application or an app, is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players.