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What is Computer Software? Hardware vs Software Got to have both to get the job done! How does Software Work? Computer Algorithms Step by step directions telling computer what to do Software development First programmer – Grace Hooper – created FLOW MATIC (later known as – COBOL) Programming language that was close to English Applications Software Programs designed to make users more productive Assist with personal tasks Word PowerPoint Media Player Variety of uses: Business Graphics and Multimedia Home/Personal/ Educational Communications Systems Software Interface between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware Examples: Operating systems Utilities (diagnostics, servers) Language translators Operating Systems Helps user communicate with computer Uses a desktop to provide on-screen work area (graphical user interface) Windows Linux Mac-OS DOS Networking Operating System Two or more computers to be connected Utility Software Helps perform housekeeping chores Tasks include: Antivirus programs Copy file from hard drive to another location Convert graphics file to be used in another program Backup copy of hard drive (image, ghost) CD/DVD Burning Web Based Software/Applications Some accessed strictly online Some are “Client-Based” Parts are stored on the device but processed over internet iPhone / Android Apps Most Common Web-Based Do you know what this is? <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1transitional.dtd"><html lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="content-type" /><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[si_ST=new Date //]]></script><script type="text/javascript">//<
