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Understanding Computers and Software

A computer is an electronic machine that can store, find, arrange information, calculate amounts, and control other machines. Software refers to the programs and operating information used by a computer to execute specific tasks, contrasting with hardware, which describes the physical components. Software encompasses applications, scripts, and programs that run on a device, representing the variable aspect of computing.

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Understanding Computers and Software

A computer is an electronic machine that can store, find, arrange information, calculate amounts, and control other machines. Software refers to the programs and operating information used by a computer to execute specific tasks, contrasting with hardware, which describes the physical components. Software encompasses applications, scripts, and programs that run on a device, representing the variable aspect of computing.

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What is Computer?

AN ELECTRONIC MACHINE THAT CAN


STORE, FIND AND ARRANGE INFORMATION,
CALCULATE AMOUNTS AND CONTROL OTHER
MACHINES
What Is Software?
THE PROGRAMS AND OTHER OPERATING INFORMATION
USED BY A COMPUTER.
"THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY“SOFTWARE IS A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS, DATA OR PROGRAMS USED TO OPERATE
COMPUTERS AND EXECUTE SPECIFIC TASKS. IT IS THE
OPPOSITE OF HARDWARE, WHICH DESCRIBES THE
PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF A COMPUTER. SOFTWARE IS A
GENERIC TERM USED TO REFER TO APPLICATIONS,  
S C R I P T S  A N D P R O G R A M S T H A T R U N O N A D E V I C E . I T C A N
BE THOUGHT OF AS THE VARIABLE PART O

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