This document discusses data acquisition software. It describes the purpose of data acquisition systems as measuring physical phenomena and outlines their typical components, including transducers, signals, conditioning hardware, data acquisition devices, and driver/application software. The architecture of data acquisition systems and software is explained. National Instruments' DAQ driver software and supporting applications like LabVIEW and Measurement Studio are covered. MAX software is described as a tool for configuring and testing devices. Finally, LabVIEW is introduced as a graphical programming software for creating virtual instruments with front panels and block diagrams.