{"id":7,"date":"2021-08-21T15:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T15:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softwaretestingtutorials.com\/?p=7"},"modified":"2021-08-25T09:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T09:51:03","slug":"what-is-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/what-is-software\/","title":{"rendered":"What is software"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>What is software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Software is a set of instructions that enables a computer to perform certain tasks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Software is a set of instructions that enables a computer to perform certain tasks.Computer software may include data,instructions,programs,libraries etc.A computer system processes the set of instructions or programs to execute various tasks.In fact,it is the software on your computer,smartphone or tablet that makes it possible for you to interact with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common examples of software include Microsoft Windows,Microsoft Word,Internet Explorer,Video games,apps etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img width=\"454\" height=\"259\" src=\"http:\/\/softwaretestingtutorials.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/software.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/software.png 454w, https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/software-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Type of Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>System Software<\/li><li>Application Software<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>System software<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System software forms a middle layer between the computer hardware and user applications.It interacts directly with the computer hardware and provides functionality to run software applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common examples of system software include:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Operating systems e.g. Windows,Linux<\/li><li>Device drivers e.g. Printer driver<\/li><li>Utility programs e.g. Virus scanners<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applications software<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications software executes only specific functions on the computer system.Due to the varied range of applications that computers perform nowadays,there are numerous types of applications software available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common types of application software include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Word processor e.g. Microsoft Word<\/li><li>Database software e.g.Oracle<\/li><li>Graphic software e.g.Adobe Photoshop<\/li><li>Browser software e.g. Firefox<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is software Software is a set of instructions that enables a computer to perform certain tasks. Software<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[8],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.techmaximize.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}