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What is software?

Any computer software is a group of programs that can perform tasks, the software or programs is a set of instructions and information that can be for security, a business application like storing and sorting info, or personal software that is a game or photo gallery. Today you just have to have an idea of what you need to do better or faster and there probably is an application available to do just that.

To keep it simple, software is a set of programs, procedures, and mathematical algorithms.
They include documentation and instructions to perform a task.

What is the difference between hardware and software?

Hardware is physical like a monitor, keyboard or hard drive. Software is an application or written code that can’t be physically seen beyond some files.

Some examples of different types of software include:

Application Software: includes applications for computers, word processors, spreadsheets, video games.

System Software: this includes operating systems like the one that you are using right now to gain access to the internet, think of Windows. The software presents a simple and easy to follow page for you to search, fins, store, otherwise your computer would just be black and white with just text and numbers. This example is also known as interface, like a web browser.

Testware: just another name to group applications that test acr engines, machines or other software packages.

Firmware: you have it installed into you computer, it runs other software and performs tasks; usually you never have to touch these files beyond using other utilities to fix and clean them up at times.

Shrinkware: just a name for software that is bought and usually is packaged with shrinkwrap.

Device drivers: specific programs that run a device, like a camera, printer, CD drives, disk drives.