Monday, March 24, 2008

SOFTWARE

"Software" redirects here. For other uses, see Software (disambiguation).
"Scientific software" redirects here. For the company, see Scientific Software (company).
A screenshot of the AbiWord word processing software.
A screenshot of the AbiWord word processing software.

Computer software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system.[1] The term includes application software such as word processors which perform productive tasks for users, system software such as operating systems, which interface with hardware to provide the necessary services for application software, and middleware which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems.

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