Software

Software

1. What is it

   • As we previously saw, hardware imputs informatio into the computer, but then what?, that`s when the software comes in, the software is a set of instructions that can be executed by a computer

2. Operating Systems

   • The mastermind behind all, there are in charge for managing an control all the computer hardware
   • Common operating systems
     • The most usual operating systems we find in computer are the next ones: Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS, Android and SymbianOS

3. Platforms

   • A word for describe the combination of operating system and hardware, because there are some operating systems that only are available in certain hardwares, like Android in Samsung phones

4. Anti Virus Software

   • This software is like the police, if any malicious software like viruses, and spywares, want to enter the computer, this software will fire up and protect your computer

5. Software Licenses

   • AS everything in life if you have created something is your property and the same thing happens on the internet, so for preventing the theft of information so for that it exists this licenses Different types of software have different restrictions on how the software can be used, dont forget you can use the material but first you have to ask for permition.

6. Application Softwares

   • Software that allows the user to do tasks, this software helps you to complete the daily tasks you might have like such as creating documents, managing finances, or editing images.
     • popular application softwares
       • Desktop Publishing Software: allows the creation of documents such as leaflets, brochures, posters, newsletters, and magazines, just like the software we have been using this past days
       • Word Processing Siftware: The most used out of any other AS, this software allows the creation of typed documents such as letters, memos, and basically what ever you one to type, the best examople is Microsoft Word
       • Presentation Software: The creation of slides are there main task for giving verbal presentations, as is normally used by students, workers, conferencists, and mostly teachers.

7. Utility Sotware

   • The most basic sotware that comes with OS this software is mean to perform housekeeping tasks so it is easy to manage your computer
     • Tasks
       • Backup programs
         • Programs used to compress and backup files, like when you will format your hardisk you shoud bakcup it first
       • system monitoring
         • Monitores the system to search fails, that could be limiting the computer performances, it optimises the mermory usage
       • Disk clean up
         • Deletes unneeded files, such as temporary files created by some applications, that you used before. This helps reclaim valuable disk space.
       • Disk Defrag
         • Improves the hardisk performance by ordering files in sectors
       • System updates
         • Updates are needed to keep the onnovation anf the good performance of the computer, so the software creator`s delivered patches for a more improved software

8. Commercial software

   • Is a licensed software, what it means it has restrictions tou use it, so if you want to acquired the software you have to buy it to the companies that create it, this type of software is more friendly, so customers find easy the manipulation of it

9. Shareware

   • Is a softwarey that is available for no cost for a certain time, when ypur free period ends then it will charge a certain amount of money, of course only if you still want to use the software

10. Free and Open Source Software

    • A software based on community aports, lets users have the freedom to use the software as they want, they can even change and edit the software, the only conditions is if you make an improvement you have to publish it so others can profit from your input.

11. Closed Source Software

    • Mostly commercial software, this software doeent allow the users to make any changes at all, as you cant watch the source because it is to valuable to the creator, you are not capable of interacting with the software source

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