Anitapan National High School

Computer
Wares

Sir Gerald T. Evarolo

 Lessons To Be Covered

Software Hardware

Firmware Liveware
What are softwares?

Software is a set of instructions, data or programs used to

operate computers and execute specific tasks. It is the
opposite of hardware, which describes the physical
aspects of a computer. Software is a generic term used to
refer to applications, scripts and programs that run on a
device. It can be thought of as the variable part of a
computer, while hardware is the invariable part.
What are softwares?

The two main categories of software are application

software and system software. An application is
software that fulfills a specific need or performs
tasks. System software is designed to run a
computer's hardware and provides a platform for
applications to run on top of.
System Software
These software programs are designed to run a computer's
application programs and hardware. System software
coordinates the activities and functions of the hardware and
software. In addition, it controls the operations of the computer
hardware and provides an environment or platform for all the
other types of software to work in. The OS is the best example
of system software; it manages all the other computer programs.
Other examples of system software include the firmware,
computer language translators and system utilities.
Firmware
Firmware is software that's embedded in a piece of hardware.
You can think of it simply as "software for hardware." However,
software is different from firmware, so the two are not
interchangeable terms.

Devices that you might think of as strictly hardware such as an

optical drive, network card, TV remote, router, media player,
camera, or scanner all have software that's programmed into a
special memory contained in the hardware itself.
Computer language
translator

A translator is a programming language processor that converts

a computer program from one language to another. It takes a
program written in source code and converts it into machine
code. It discovers and identifies the error during translation.
system utilities
The Utility Software is system software that helps to maintain the
proper and smooth functioning of a Computer System. It assists
the Operating System to manage, organize, maintain, and optimize
the functioning of the computer system.
Utility Software performs certain tasks like virus detection,
installation, and uninstallation, data backup, deletion of unwanted
files, etc. Some examples are antivirus software, file management
tools, compression tools, disk management tools, etc.
application softwares
The most common type of software, application software is a
computer software package that performs a specific function for
a user, or in some cases, for another application. An application
can be self-contained, or it can be a group of programs that run
the application for the user. Examples of modern applications
include office suites, graphics software, databases and database
management programs, web browsers, word processors,
software development tools, image editors and communication
platforms.
computer hardwares
Computer hardware is the physical components that a computer
system requires to function. It encompasses everything with a
circuit board that operates within a PC or laptop; including the
motherboard, graphics card, CPU (Central Processing Unit),
ventilation fans, webcam, power supply, and so on.
computer hardwares
Although the design of hardware differs between desktop PCs and
laptops due to their differences in size, the same core components
will be found in both. Without hardware, there would be no way
of running the essential software that makes computers so useful.
Software is defined as the virtual programs that run on your
computer; that is, operating system, internet browser, word-
processing documents, etc.
Although a computer can function only when both hardware and
software are working together, the speed of a system will largely
rely on the hardware used.