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What is Software Software = Programs Software gives "intelligence" to the computer. Software, simply are the computer programs. The instructions given to the computer in the form of a program is called Software. Software is the set of programs, which are used for different purposes. All the programs used in computer to perform specific task is called Software. Types of Software Computer Software is basically categorized into three types: System Software Application Software Programming Language & Scripting   System software: The software that control and direct the operation of the computer hardware is called system software. System software is the collection of the programs written for computer, which allows the user to develop and run programs. The system software starts up the computer, makes it ready and allows the user to work on different program. The system software consists of Operating System and Utility software. Operating System...

A Computer is an electronic device which accepts data through input devices (keyboard) process it in CPU (central processing unit) & produces the result through output devices. (Monitor) Keyboard – CPU – Monitor Input – Process – Output Data – Process – Output WHAT IS DATA ? Data is a raw fact which is a number or symbol or any name of a person. WHAT IS INFORMATION It is the meaningful data after process the data are converted to information. CHARACTERISTIC OF COMPUTER? Speed: Computer performs complex calculation at a very high speed. This speed varies from a few micro second to nanoseconds. This is the major factor, which is mainly responsible for the development of computers. Fractions of a Second: 1 Millisecond      =   1/1000th of a Second (10-3) 1 Microsecond    =   1/1000000th of a Second (10-6) 1 Nanosecond    =   1/1000000000th of a Secon...