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What is Software?
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Bog'liq computer software
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Bajardi: Ja’farov Abduvohid
Tekshirdi: Kadirova Feruza Xikmatullayevna
What is Software? - Software is a set of programs (sequence of instructions) that allows the users to perform a well-defined function or some specified task.
- Software is responsible for directing all computer-related devices and instructing them regarding what and how the task is to be performed.
- the software is made up of binary language (composed of ones and zeros), and for a programmer writing the binary code would be a slow and tedious task. Therefore, software programmers write the software program in various human-readable languages such as Java, Python, C#, etc. and later use the source code.
Types of Software - Software's are broadly classified into two types, i.e., System Software and Application Software.
- . System Software
- System software is a computer program that helps the user to run computer hardware or software and manages the interaction between them. Essentially, it is software that constantly runs in the computer background, maintaining the computer hardware and computer's basic functionalities, including the operating system, utility software, and interface. In simple terms, you can say that the system acts as a middle man that checks and facilitates the operations flowing between the user and the computer hardware.
- They are the first thing that gets loaded in the system's memory wherever you turn on your computer. System software is also known as "low-level software"
The further classifications of system software are as follows: - 1. Operating System
- It is a group of software that handles the execution of programs and offers general services for the application that runs over the computer .examples of operating systems are given below. .
- Microsoft Windows
- Apple's iOS
- Apple's MacOS
- Android
- CentOS
- Linus
- Ubuntu
- Unix
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