This document discusses different types of software. It outlines two main types: systems software, which is the operating system, and applications software, which commands specific tasks or solves problems. Applications software can be custom software made for large corporations or commercial software for personal use, like writing papers or playing games. It then focuses on Microsoft Windows, describing it as an operating environment between the user and computer that provides user convenience, aesthetics like borders and fonts, an information center for internet activities, and plug-and-play compatibility for added components like sound and video. Finally, it notes that instructional software can be found online or purchased, and teachers should select the best computer-based materials for their school's resource collection.

1. AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE

2. Software
Software is any set of machine-
readable instructions (most often
in the form of a computer
program) that directs a
computer's processor to perform
specific operations.

3. 2 Kinds of Software
• The systems software. This is
the operating system that is
found or bundled inside all
computer machines.
• The applications software.
This contains the system that
commands the particular task or
solves a particular problem.

4. In turn the application
software may be:
• A custom software that is made for
specific tasks often by large
corporations, or
• A commercial software packaged for
personal computers that helps with
a variety of tasks such as writing
papers, calculating numbers,
drawing graphs, playing games, and
so much more.

5. Microsoft Windows
Also referred to as a program,
Microsoft Windows or Windows
for short is an operating
environment between the user
and the computer operating
system.

6. It contained operating
system which provides:
• User convenience—just click a file
name to retrieve data or click from
program to program as easy as
changing channels in your TV
screen.
• A new look—fancy borders,
smooth and streamlined text fonts.

7. • Information center—Windows puts
all communications activities;
adapts/configures the computer
for the Internet.
• Plug and play—configures the
computer with added components,
such as for sound and video.

8. Instructional Software
Can be visited on the Internet or can
be bought from software shops or
dealers. The teacher through his
school should decide on the best
computer-based instructional (CBI)
materials for the school resource
collection.