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Which of the following best describes software?
Which of the following best describes software?
- A set of computer programs (correct)
- The instructions executed by a processor
- The documentation and data associated with computer programs
- The physical components of a computer system
What is the main difference between software and hardware?
What is the main difference between software and hardware?
- Software and hardware are interchangeable terms
- Hardware is directly observable to the user, while software is not
- Hardware consists of machine language instructions, while software consists of binary values
- Software performs the work, while hardware is used to build the system (correct)
What is machine language?
What is machine language?
- The set of computer programs and associated documentation and data
- The physical components of a computer system
- Groups of binary values signifying processor instructions (correct)
- The lowest programming level
What does an instruction in machine language do?
What does an instruction in machine language do?
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What does the processor do with instructions in machine language?
What does the processor do with instructions in machine language?
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