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    Software consists of instructions that tell the computer's hardware what to do. There are two main types of software: system software and application software. System software includes operating systems, which coordinate activities between computer devices, and utility programs, which allow users to perform maintenance tasks. Application software performs specific tasks for users like word processing, spreadsheets, and web browsing.

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    Software consists of instructions that tell the computer's hardware what to do. There are two main types of software: system software and application software. System software includes operating systems, which coordinate activities between computer devices, and utility programs, which allow users to perform maintenance tasks. Application software performs specific tasks for users like word processing, spreadsheets, and web browsing.

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    Software consists of instructions that tell the computer's hardware what to do. There are two main types of software: system software and application software. System software includes operating systems, which coordinate activities between computer devices, and utility programs, which allow users to perform maintenance tasks. Application software performs specific tasks for users like word processing, spreadsheets, and web browsing.

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    COMPUTER SOFTWARE

    Definition Of Software
    Software is also called a computer program. It
    consists of a series of instructions that tells the
    hardware of a computer what to do or how to do it.
    For example, some instructions direct the computer
    to allow you to input data from a keyboard and store
    it in the memory. Other instructions cause data
    stored in memory to be used in calculations.

    Usage Of Software
    Software is used so that you can interact with the
    program through its user interface. This user
    interface controls how you enter data, instructions
    and how information is displayed on the screen.

    Types Of Software - There are two types of software


    1. System Software
    System Software is used to control and manage
    computer devices and operations. It consists of:o Operating System
    A set of programs that coordinates all the
    activities among the computer hardware devices
    o Utility Programme
    A type of system software that allows a user to
    perform maintenance type tasks

    2. Application Software
    Application software is all programs that perform
    specific tasks for users, which include Word
    processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, eMail and Web browser Software. Examples of
    application software are Microsoft Word, Microsoft
    Excel, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.

    SYSTEM SOFTWARE
    System software consists of programmed that
    control the operations of the computer and its
    devices. System software serves as the interface
    between the users, the application software and the
    computer hardware. There are two types of system
    software:
    a. Operating System
    b. Utility Programmed
    a. Operating System

    An operating system is the program that is loaded


    into the computer and Coordinates all the activities
    among computer hardware devices.
    It controls the hardware in the computer,
    peripherals, manages memory and files.
    It enables the user to communicate with the
    computer and other software
    Some examples of operating system are Microsoft
    Windows, Macintosh OS X, Linux, UNIX and also
    DOS
    b. Utility Programmed
    Utility programmed allows user to perform
    maintenance-type tasks.

    It has been integrated into most major operating


    systems such as format, check and defragment
    disks
    Other examples of utility programmed are
    antivirus and file compression programmed

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