This was quite important and i was really happy because the teacher explained this part very well.i am going to summarize what we learned in this way:
What is Software?
•The
intangible part of a computer.
•It
tells what a computer supposed to carry out, and how to do it.
•It
drives the hardware.
A
collection of computer programs together with the related data.Categories of Software
Software is divided into three categories: System Software
Application Software
Programming Language
System software controls and maintains the operations of the computer and its devices.
System software controls and maintains the operations of the computer and its devices.
Application software makes
users more productive and assists them with their tasks.
Programming Language enables
people (called programmers) to communicate instructions to a
computer.