Software
Ajai Singh
What is Software?
Software are the applications and programming instructions that tell your computer what to do and enable you to use it for things such as playing games, writing an essay or listening to music. So basically, without software, your device is useless.
Operating systems:
Windows, ios and linux are kinds of operating systems. Software are built using coding that is compatible with that kind of operating system. With an operating system, a computer wouldn’t work so its vital.
Application Software:
Application software can be used for doing your work, or just having fun. These include:
Word processors such as Word
Spreadsheets such as Excel
Databases such as Access
Games applications such as Call of Duty or angry birds.
Microsoft Word
A word processor. This icon is the Windows icon. There is a different icon for ios. The Apple equivalent to Word is Pages.
Microsoft Powerpoint
Is a presentation software. This is the icon for Windows. There is a different icon for ios. The Apple equivalent to Powerpoint is Keynote.
Microsoft Excel
Is a spreadsheet software. This is the icon for Windows. There is a different icon for ios. The Apple equivalent to Excel is Numbers.
What Software and Hardware have in common:
Hardware and Software:
Software depends on hardware and hardware depends on software. Together they form a computer system.