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    Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can be stored electronically is software, in contrast to storage devices and display devices which are called hardware.
    The Difference Between Software and Hardware
    The terms software and hardware are used as both nouns and adjectives. For example, you can say: "The problem lies in the software," meaning that there is a problem with the program or data, not with the computer itself. You can also say: "It is a software problem."
    The distinction between software and hardware is sometimes confusing because they are so integrally linked. Clearly, when you purchase a program, you are buying software. But to buy the software, you need to buy the disk (hardware) on which the software is recorded.
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    Computer software, or simply software, is that part of a computer system that consists of encoded information or computer instructions, in contrast to the physical hardware from which the system is built.
    The term "software" was first proposed by Alan Turing and used in this sense by John W. Tukey in 1957. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer systems, programs and data.
    Computer software includes computer programs, libraries and related non-executable data, such as online documentation or digital media. Computer hardware and software require each other and neither can be realistically used on its own.
    At the lowest level, executable code consists of machine language instructions specific to an individual processor—typically a central processing unit (CPU). A machine language consists of groups of binary values signifying processor instructions that change the state of the computer from its preceding state. For example, an instruction may change the value stored in a particular storage location in the computer—an effect that is not directly observable to the user. An instruction may also (indirectly) cause something to appear on a display of the computer system—a state change which should be visible to the user. The processor carries out the instructions in the order they are provided, unless it is instructed to "jump" to a different instruction, or interrupted.
    The majority of software is written in high-level programming languages that are easier and more efficient for programmers, meaning closer to a natural language.High-level languages are translated into machine language using a compiler or an interpreter or a combination of the two. Software may also be written in a low-level assembly language, essentially, a vaguely mnemonic representation of a machine language using a natural language alphabet, which is translated into machine language using an assembler.

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    Software is the programs and other operating information used by a computer.

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    Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs that do work users are directly interested in) and system software (which includes operating systems and any program that supports application software). The term middleware is sometimes used to describe programming that mediates between application and system software or between two different kinds of application software (for example, sending a remote work request from an application in a computer that has one kind of operating system to an application in a computer with a different operating system).The Difference Between Hardware and Software
    The terms software and hardware are used as both nouns and adjectives. As an example, you'll be able to say: "The difficulty lies in the software," meaning that there is a problem with all the program or data, not with the computer itself. You can even say: "It is a software issue."
    The distinction between hardware and software is sometimes confusing since they're so integrally linked. Clearly, when you buy a program, you're buying applications.

    An additional and difficult-to-classify category of software is the utility, which is a small useful program with limited capability. Some utilities come with operating systems. Like applications, utilities tend to be separately installable and capable of being used independently from the rest of the operating system.

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    Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices.

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    Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.)
    Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs that do work users are directly interested in) and system software (which includes operating systems and any program that supports application software).

    The term "software" was first proposed by Alan Turing and used in this sense by John W. Tukey in 1957. In computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer systems, programs and data.

    software is a collection of instructions that enable the user to interact with a computer, its hardware, or perform tasks. Without software, computers would be useless. For example, without your Internet browser, you could not surf the Internet or read this page and without an operating system, the browser could not run on your computer.

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    Sometimes abbreviated as SW and S/W, software is a group of instructions that enable the consumer to interact with a computer, its hardware, or perform jobs. Without applications, computers will be worthless. Without your Internet browser, by way of example, you couldn't surf the Internet or read this page and without an operating system, the browser couldn't run on your own desktop. The graphic to the right reveals a Microsoft Excel box, an example of a spreadsheet software program.

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    Why do you ask that part when you take 30 seconds to google search @@

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    Software means computer instructions or data. Anything that can be stored electronically is software, in contrast to storage devices and display devices which are called hardware.

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    Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.
    Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs that do work users are directly interested in) and system software (which includes operating systems and any program that supports application software.

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    Software is a collection of instructions that enable the user to interact with a pc, its hardware, or perform tasks. Without application, computers would be ineffective. For example, without your Web online browser, you could not surf the Internet or read this page and without an os, the world wide web browser could not run on your pc.

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    This is Whatis.com's definition of software.............."Computer Software Definition. Software is a generic term for organized collections of computer data and instructions, often broken into two major categories: system software that provides the basic non-task-specific functions of the computer, and application software which is used by users to accomplish specific tasks." Hopefully this will clarify the question.
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    In the most general sense, Software is a set of instructions or programs instructing a computer to do specific tasks. The software is a generic term used to describe computer programs. Scripts, applications, programs and a set of instructions are the terms often used to describe software.is a set of instructions or programs instructing a computer to do specific tasks. The software is a generic term used to describe computer programs. Scripts, applications, programs and a set of instructions are the terms often used to describe software.

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    The software is a generic term used to describe computer programs. Scripts, applications, programs and a set of instructions are all terms often used to describe software.

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    Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.) Why don't you search Google?

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