Question

What BEST describes the term "Software"?

A. Software is executable code that serves some computational purpose
B. Software is a product developed using well-defined, scientific principles and methods
C. Software is a collection of executable programming code, associated libraries and documentations
D. Software is code that serves a specific requirement

Answer 1

Option C is more apt, for the question.

Software generally means a set of instructions, to operate the computer or given to the computer for computational purposes. These are also known as ‘Programmes’.

Software which manage the computer itself, are known as Systems Software (e.g. DOS).

There are different types of software to handle other various tasks such as communication, word processing, data processing, accounting etc. These are known as Application Software.