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What is software?



Software is a collection of instructions that enables a user to interact with the computer or have the computer perform specific tasks for them.

For a computer to be functional,most computer will include a software operating system and a collection of different software programs.Below is a listing of different software programs that may be included on a computer.

# Application
# Audio software
# Game
# Operating system
# Program
# Utilities
# Video editing

A software application,or software program,is the most commonly found and run files on a computer.An example of a software application is Microsoft Word,which is a word processor allowing users to create and write documents.Without programs,a user may have an operating computer,but would not be able to do much with it.

Audio software allows users to creata,listen,and/or manipulate sound files.

A type of computer software that has been designed to entertain and/or educate an individual.Today,computer gaming is a big business and there are millions of different types of computer games that are enjoyed by people of all ages.

An Operating System or OS,is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software.Without a computer operating system,a computer and software programs would be useless.

Computer software program utilized to help use,maintain and protect a computer software operating system or other software programs.A good example of a software utility is Microsoft's Disk Cleanup utility used to delete unnecessary files and recover disk drive space.

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