2. processing
• The term software refers to the instruction
that control operations of the computer
hardware. It has tree major functions:
3. • 1. it allows the effective application of
hardware to solve the problem.
• 2. it allows efficient management of computer
resources.
• 3. it is the interface between the users or
organization and its stored information.
4. Two main types of software
• 1. system software
• 2. application software
5. Application software
• Individual programs: have a single purpose or
single function
• integrated package : combine a range of key
software types, such as word processing , spread
sheet , database and drawing.
• Software suites: combine the range of individual
package into a system that integrates features
from all the packages but still provides full
functionality in each application.
6. System software
• This allows the user to interact with the
computer and the peripherals that ‘’plug
into.’’
