The document discusses the definition, types, uses, misuses, and risks of software. It categorizes software into system and application software, outlines their applications across various fields, and highlights both beneficial and illegal uses, including software misuse. Additionally, it addresses potential risks associated with software, including product risk and quality concerns.

1. USES , MISUSES
AND RISK OF SOFTWARE
Name: AHSSAN AKHTAR
Roll: 14749
Semester : 6th(morning)
Subject : professional Practices
Department of Government college University
Faisalabad

2. Software:
Definition:
Software is the set of instruction that enable the user to
communicate with computer and perform its task . with out
software hardware is nothing.
Example:
without browser you cannot surf internet. In this way with
out operating system you cannot run browser and do any thing
on computer.

3. Types of software:
Two types of software:
System software:
system software is a program that is designs to
run hardware and application programs like mac , windows , etc.
Application software
Application software is designs to help
the user to complete its task.in other words the applications
software are the application that run on computer .

4. Uses of Software
Software's are commonly uses in every field of life because of the
increase of the use of computer in every field.
• Business
• Medical field
• Home
• Education
• Industries
• Communication

5. Business:
Almost every business uses computer to
complete its daily tasks . from making contacts with clients, input
records and generating reports and allow business more
mannered way as tradition like paper work.
Marketing:
Computer allows business to make websites,
stunning ads and a complete marketing operations . marketing
videos editing and creating marketing ads in-home with special
software's.

6. At home:
At home computer are used for variety of purposes .
Computer in home providing training , technical reports, internet
for students , families in participating and for calculating monthly
expenses.
Education:
Computer is used in education in teacher learning,
testing and evaluation ,guidance purpose and school
administration.

7. Miss uses of software's:
Computer are also used for beneficial as well as illegal and
destroy purpose . with the help of it people committing farads ,
stealing data and cause damage other records etc.
Uses of software in hacking purpose and disobey privacy policies
of other .
A license agreement is the establish a legal agreement between
customer and the man or company that develop the software . if
a person is use this software with out purchasing is misuse of
software.

8. Example:
If a person buy software from un authorized
site and then he want to activate it . It not activate because the
license is used by the previous user from which he purchase .
and software id not registered because license is not
transferable.

9. Risks of software:
Risk:
Risk is future uncertain events with a probability(‫)امکان‬ of
occurrence and a potential for loss.
Product risk is the possibility that the system or software might
fail to satisfy or fulfill some reasonable expectation of the
customer, user, or stakeholder. (Some authors also called the
‘Product risks’ as ‘Quality risks’ as they are risks to the quality of
the product.)

10. Some software product risks :
• If the software skips some key function that the customers
specified, the users required or the stakeholders were
promised.
• If the software is unreliable and frequently fails to work.
• If software fail in ways that cause financial or other damage to a
user or the company that user works for.
• If the software has problems related to a particular quality
characteristic, which might not be functionality, but rather
security, reliability, usability, maintainability or performance.