What is a Software?

Software and hardware are the two important parts of the computer. While hardware is the tangible part of it, software is the intangible part of it. Hardware is the physical components of the computer.Software can be defined as a program or a setof Programs which are used to operate computers and related systems and thereby helping the users.

There are different types of software. Some of them are,

For example Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop are Application Software which helps the user in doing productive tasksThe Windows Vista, Mac OS are examples of system software whose main purpose is to make the hardware ready for the software to use.