Software

Software are programs the helps a computer to perform some given tasks. Unlike hardware that can only operate the mechanical tasks that they are designed for, software can perform all sorts of functional activities. Word processors are application software, which can run productive tasks for the users. Operating systems are a type of system software that interfaces with the hardware to perform necessary functions for user-interfaces and other applications that controls and co-ordinates distributed systems of a computer.

Software Developers and Software Technologists have the highest demands among those who opts Careers in Computer Science. The term software refers to describe any electronic media that represents expressions of ideas like film, tapes, and records. John W. Tukey was the first man to use the word software way back in 1958. Software are all the computer programs in computer science and software engineering.Charles Babbage, the father of computer, invented the concept of reading various sequences of instructions into the memory of a computer, which are required to control computations.

In computer systems the software are divided into: System Software: The hardware and the computer systems ate run by this software. Some of the systems software is device drivers, operating systems, diagnostic tools, windowing systems, servers etc. the main purpose is to shield the applications programmer from memory and other hardware features like readers, printers, keyboards, etc. Programming Software: The tools to write computer programs using different programming language are the programming software. The tools of this software are compilers, text editors, linkers, interpreters, debuggers etc. Application Software: This software helps the users to perform one or more tasks. Applications such as business software, industrial automation, educational software, databases, medical software, and computer games