Question

___________is a set of programs that directs a computer to perform specific
task. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

A set of instructions that directs a computer's hardware to perform a task is called a program, or software program. The two main types of software are system software and application software.

Answer 2

Software is a set of programs that helps the computer to perform a specific or certain task.

Detailed answer

Software is nothing but a set of instructions that are packed together to form a Program.

• It is usually a set of long c.o.d.e.s that have been written in the low-level languages that the computer understands.
• The operating system is nothing but a set of programs that are c.o.d.e.d in such a way to work together.
• Almost all the task associated with a computer system is done by the software.
• The hardware in the computer is literally useless without the software. and in the case of hardware, they are known as driver software.