Computer software

Computer software (or simply software) is essentially a computer program encoded in such a fashion that the program (the instruction set) contents can be changed with minimal effort. Computer software can have various functions such as controlling hardware, performing computations, communication with other software, human interaction, etc; all of which are prescribed in the program.

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Computer program - Hardware

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The term "software" was first used in this sense by John W. Tukey in 1957; computer science and software engineering, computer software is all information processed by computer system, programs and data. The concept of software was first proposed by Alan Turing in an essay.

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John W. Tukey - 1957 - Computer science - Software engineering - Information - Computer system - Program - Data - Alan Turing

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