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