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[[File:LibreOffice Writer 5.1 Breeze.png|thumb|300px|[[LibreOffice]] Writer, an example of software.]]
[[File:LibreOffice Writer 5.1 Breeze.png|thumb|300px|[[Librecalled software, is a set of instructions and documentation that tells a computer what to do or how to perform a task. Software includes all different programs on a computer, such as [[Computer program|applications]] and the [[operating system]]. Applications are programs that are designed to perform a specific operation, such as a game or a [[word processor]]. The operating system (e.g. [[Mac OS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and various [[Linux]] distributions) is a type of software that is used as a platform for running the applications, and controls all user interface tools including display and the keyboard.▼
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The word software was first used in the late 1960s to emphasize on its difference from [[computer hardware]], which can be physically observed by the user. Software is a set of instructions that the computer follows. Before [[compact disc]]s (CDs) or development of the [[Internet]] age, software was used on various [[computer data storage]] media tools like paper [[Punched card|punch cards]], magnetic [[Floppy disk|discs]] or [[magnetic tape]]s.
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The word [[firmware]] is sometimes used to describe a style of software that is made specifically for a particular type of computer or an electronic device and is usually stored on a [[Flash memory]] or [[ROM]] chip in the computer. Firmware usually refers to a piece of software that directly controls a piece of hardware. The firmware for a CD drive or the firmware for a [[modem]] are examples of firmware implementation.
Today, software has become an important part of our lives. software is used everywhere. software engineers are responsible for producing fault-free software which has literally become an essential part of our daily lives. Changeability and conformity are two of the
== Types of Software ==
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