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Computer software provides instructions that tell computers what to do and how to do it. It refers to computer programs and related data held in computer storage for various purposes. Program software performs the functions it implements by either directly providing instructions to hardware or serving as input to other software. Software is intangible and contrasts with tangible hardware. Examples of software include application software, middleware, programming languages, system software, testware, firmware, shrinkware, device drivers, and programming tools.

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Computer software provides instructions that tell computers what to do and how to do it. It refers to computer programs and related data held in computer storage for various purposes. Program software performs the functions it implements by either directly providing instructions to hardware or serving as input to other software. Software is intangible and contrasts with tangible hardware. Examples of software include application software, middleware, programming languages, system software, testware, firmware, shrinkware, device drivers, and programming tools.

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Computer software, or just 

software, is the collection of computer programs and related data that


provide the instructions telling a computer what to do and how to do it. We can also say software
refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some
purposes. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly
providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another piece of software.
The term was coined to contrast to the old termhardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to
hardware, software is intangible, meaning it "cannot be touched". [1] Software is also sometimes used
in a more narrow sense, meaning application software only. Sometimes the term includes data that
has not traditionally been associated with computers, such as film, tapes, and records. [2]

Examples of computer software include:

 Application software includes end-user applications of computers such as word


processors or video games, and ERP software for groups of users.
 Middleware controls and co-ordinates distributed systems.
 Programming languages define the syntax and semantics of computer programs. For
example, many mature banking applications were written in the COBOL language, originally
invented in 1959. Newer applications are often written in more modern programming languages.
 System software includes operating systems, which govern computing resources.
Today[when?] large[quantify] applications running on remote machines such as Websites are
considered[by whom?] to be system software, because[citation needed] the end-user interface is generally
through a graphical user interface, such as a web browser.
 Testware is software for testing hardware or a software package.
 Firmware is low-level software often stored on electrically programmable memory devices.
Firmware is given its name because it is treated like hardware and run ("executed") by other
software programs.
 Shrinkware is the older name given to consumer-purchased software, because it was often
sold in retail stores in a shrink-wrapped box.
 Device drivers control parts of computers such as disk drives, printers, CD drives,
or computer monitors.
 Programming tools help conduct computing tasks in any category listed above. For
programmers, these could be tools for debugging or reverse engineering older legacy systems in
order to check source code compatibility.

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