2. About Software
• Software ,also called a program consist of a
series of related instructions ,organized for a
common purpose , that tells the computer
that task to perform and how to perform
them.
3. Do You Know ?
The term “Software” was first
Used in John Turkey
in 1958.
5. What is system software ?
System Software is a computer software
,that is designed to operate the computer
hardware and to give and maintain a
platform for running the application
software.
7. What is operating system ?
An Operating System or OS is a software
program that enables the computer hardware
to communicate and operate with the
computer software.
8. What is a packaged software ?
It is a copyrighted software that is available in
computer stores on the internet.
9. What is custom software?
If you want a particular software for your need
,then you may use programmers to develop
custom design software for you, which usually
cost more than packaged software.
10. What is web application ?
It is a web site that allow users to access
software from any computer connected to the
internet.
11. What is open source ?
You can use and do modification on open source
Usually can be downloaded free of cost.
12. What is shareware ?
It is a copyrighted software that is distributed
free of cost for a trial period.
13. What is Freeware?
It is a copyrighted software provided at no cost
by an individual or a company that retains all
rights to software .
15. General Purpose
Many people have similar activities and their
computer needs are common. Examples of
general purpose software are Word processing
, Spreadsheet , Presentation and Database
management.
16. Specific purpose
Specific purpose application software is a type
of software created to execute a specific task.
The main advantages of these softwares are
that they work exactly as we want as if these
are designed according to our needs.
