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Software – Electronic instructions that tell your computer what to do Types of Software (BODA) BIOS – Acronym for basic input/output system, the built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk. On PCs, the BIOS contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions.
OS - The Operating System is the most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.
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versions Drivers – A software that communicates with a hardware (example a printer will need a printer driver in order to function) Drivers come in a floppy, CD or downloaded from the Internet To access drivers you must go to the device manager If a driver is missing, corrupt or outdated the device will not work Applications – Programs (Example of Applications MS Word, Excel, Adobe PhotoShop)
To
access what applications your computer is using go to the control
panel and find the Add/Remove Programs this will give you a list of
what programs your PC is using |
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