The document discusses object-oriented programming (OOP) and how it allows software to better model real-world objects. It provides an example comparing how a shopping mall could be modeled in a non-OOP language like C versus an OOP language. OOP introduced concepts like classes, objects, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism which allow software to replicate real-world objects and their relationships. These concepts helped address limitations of non-OOP languages which could not properly represent real objects in software.