MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Software is a collection of ____
A
Set of instructions + Operating Procedures
B
Programs + Documentation + Operating Procedures
C
Programs + Hardware manuals
D
Programs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The software comprises the entire set of programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system. The term was coined to differentiate these instructions from hardware-i.e., the physical components of a computer system. Programs + documentation + operating procedures is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: Software is a collection of programmes; it also includes documentation and data setup to enable the programmes to function. Microsoft windows, excel, word, powerpoint, etc. are a few examples of software.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -There are different types of software that can run on a computer: system software, utility software, and application software.

Detailed explanation-5: -Software Device means any device on or by which computer software and its associated visual images, with or without sound, may be embodied or recorded for later operation, manipulation or communication to users and which are designed for use with the Game Machine.

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