Software controls computer hardware operations and has three main functions: allowing effective hardware application to solve problems, efficient management of computer resources, and interfacing between users and stored information. There are two main types of software: system software and application software. Application software includes individual programs for single purposes, integrated packages combining features like word processing and spreadsheets, and software suites integrating full functionality from multiple packages. System software allows user interaction with computers and peripherals, and has three main components: ROM, device drivers, and the operating system.

1. Capabilities and characteristic of
software__ processing

2. processing
• The term software refers to the instruction
that control operations of the computer
hardware. It has tree major functions:

3. • 1. it allows the effective application of
hardware to solve the problem.
• 2. it allows efficient management of computer
resources.
• 3. it is the interface between the users or
organization and its stored information.

4. Two main types of software
• 1. system software
• 2. application software

5. Application software
• Individual programs: have a single purpose or
single function
• integrated package : combine a range of key
software types, such as word processing , spread
sheet , database and drawing.
• Software suites: combine the range of individual
package into a system that integrates features
from all the packages but still provides full
functionality in each application.

6. System software
• This allows the user to interact with the
computer and the peripherals that ‘’plug
into.’’

7. Three main components of system
software
• ROM
• DEVICE DRIVERS
• OPERATING SYSTEM

8. ROM
• Contains a