What is software???

system software

a group of programs that coordinate and control the resources and operations of a computer system

software

a program or instructions that give directions to the computer

Operating systems

provide an interface between the user application program and the computer system

User Interface

Part of the computer's operating system that users interact with

Applications software

also called productivity software; helps you perform a specific task, such as word processing, spreadsheets, and so forth

network operating system

an operating system that runs on a network server

Graphical user interfaces

an operating systemwith graphical symbols representing files, programs, and documents

ms-dos

disk operating system; originally introduced with the IBM PC in 1981

Unix

operating system developed by AT&T. It considered potable meaning it can run on just about by any hardware platform

multitasking

running 2 or more distinct computer operations simultaneously-one in the foreground, the foreground other(s) in the background