Software

Use the Internet and your brain to help you answer the following questions about software.

1. Find a definition of software - copy and paste and say where your definition came from
2. Explain what software is in your own words.
3. Make a list of different types of software.
4. For each type of software you listed in the last question, give an example.
5. Use Start -> All Programs on your computer to add to your list of types and examples. You may choose to set it out using a table.

For example, an Internet browser is a type of software. An example of an Internet browser is Internet Explorer.

Links that may be helpful are:

• Webopedia
• Software applications
• System software