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| − | '''Software''' is the name given to [[computer]] code that compiles to form a program able to perform complex operations. Software is differentiated from [[hardware]], which is a physical computer attribute, such as a [[monitor]] or [[hard drive | + | '''Software''' is the name given to [[computer]] code that compiles to form a program able to perform complex operations. Software is differentiated from [[hardware]], which is a physical computer attribute, such as a [[monitor]] or [[hard drive]]. There are many different types of software, ranging from something as central to the computer as its operating system, to such productivity-based software like Microsoft Office, to purely entertainment software like [[video games]]. |
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Revision as of 13:08, January 14, 2009
Software is the name given to computer code that compiles to form a program able to perform complex operations. Software is differentiated from hardware, which is a physical computer attribute, such as a monitor or hard drive. There are many different types of software, ranging from something as central to the computer as its operating system, to such productivity-based software like Microsoft Office, to purely entertainment software like video games.