Question

Define the term software.Name the two categories of software

Answer 1

Software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system.[1] The term includes application software such as word processors which perform productive tasks for users, system software such as operating systems, which interface with hardware to provide the necessary services for application software, and middleware which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems. 

"Software" is sometimes used in a broader context to mean anything which is not hardware but which is used with hardware, such as film, tapes and records     the two categories of software are system software and application sofware
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Answer 2

• Software is a bunch of codes and programs which is designed either to perform the overall function or to perform a specific function or work.

• A software tells the computer hardware what to do, when to do and how to do.

• On the basis of their work, softwares are classified in to two types namely: Application Software and System Software.

• Application Software is the bunch of programs which is designed to perform a particular task.

• System Software is the bunch of programs which is designed to perform the overall function of a computer.

• There are generally two types of software namely, System Software and Application Software.