2. What do we mean by the
famous word
‘software’ ?
ENGLISH DEFINITION
• From the English definition of the
word “software ” it is anything that
can’t be touched by hands but we can
feel its clear effectiveness.
WHAT WE REALLY MEAN BY SOFTWARE?
• In other words we can say that software can
be defined practically in our filed as it is
something that directs the computer CPU to
do operations. It may be like the human brain
that guides all the human body.
3. Main categories of Computer Software:
- Operating
system
- All the utilities
the enables the
computer to
function
System
software
- Programs that
do real work for
user
- Ex: word
processors and
spread sheet
Application
software
“end-
user progra
ms”
