
 
| software Friday, 31 May 2013 | 09:10 | 0 commentswhat is software? 
 
  - System software controls
and maintains the operations of the computer and its devices. 
  -Application software makes
users more productive and assists them with their tasks. 
  -Programming Language enables
people (called programmers) to communicate instructions to a
computer. Software layer 
1.Uppermost
software layer  
2.Designed
to be powerful but easy to use  
1.Higher levels are protected from any
issues 
-Multiple
users 
-Multiple
requests for the same resource 
-Access
control  1.Device drivers are very low level instructions to a device (e.g.,the printer, or the hard drive) 1.To supports common activities that high level applications need to do, e.g., printing |