MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

OPERATING SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Software is a series of ____ that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
A
data
B
information
C
instruction
D
utility
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: -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). Main types of software – systems software and application software.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Software is a series of system that tells a computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.

Detailed explanation-4: -A program is a set of instructions that can be executed by a computer to do a specific task. A collection of computer programs, libraries, and related data are referred to as software.

Detailed explanation-5: -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. Many application programs deal principally with documents.

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