Computer Essentials

Software is the programs and data a computer uses in either running the system or just for some other use . Meaning , everything that is stored in the computer memory is software . They are intangibles and yet they are very important in a computer system depending on their purpose (Ledvina 2002

There are two types of programs in a computer system , the application programs and the system programs . Application programs are applications use by a person for a specific purpose . Some examples of a computer application are word processors , game programs , data bases

, etc . On the other hand , system programs are the culprit behind the running of software and hardware simultaneously . Operating system is one of the important systems that the computer has . Operating system is the coordinator of all components of a computer system . Operating system is responsible for the starting and running of other programs in the computer . Examples of known operating systems are Microsoft Windows 98 and LINUX . The difference between application programs and system programs specifically operating systems are not clear and are subject to controversy . The only difference that can be seen is that the operating system is a needed program and application programs are luxury program (Ledvina , 2002

A program is a created with commands and instructions that is needed in to be run or executed by the computer (Yourdictionary .com , 2009 . On the other hand , data is created by a program in the computer . Specific data s are created...