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Which of the following best describes software?
Which of the following best describes software?
- Instructions that tell a computer what to do (correct)
- Programs that control a computer's peripherals
- Tools used to fix computer hardware
- Physical components of a computer
What are the two main types of software?
What are the two main types of software?
- Procedures and routines
- Word processors and spreadsheets
- System software and application software (correct)
- Inventory and payroll programs
What does network software do?
What does network software do?
- Directs the computer to execute commands given by the user
- Comprises of programs, procedures, and routines
- Coordinates communication between computers in a network (correct)
- Controls a computer's internal functioning and peripherals
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Study Notes
- Software are instructions that tell a computer what to do
- Software comprises of programs, procedures, and routines
- It is different from hardware which are physical components
- A set of instructions that directs a computer's hardware to perform a task is called a program
- Two main types of software are system software and application software
- System software controls a computer's internal functioning and peripherals
- Application software directs the computer to execute commands given by the user
- Application software includes word processors, spreadsheets, databases, inventory, and payroll programs
- Network software coordinates communication between computers in a network
- Software is essential for a computer to function properly.
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