Introduction
A software is a collection of programs where each program has a instructions for telling the computer how to perform a specific task.
Software can be broadly categorized into five types:
- Firmware is responsible for the computer startup process and ends the shutdown process, but the operating system does most of the work in between.
- Operating System software manages a computer’s hardware, like Windows, macOS, or Linux etc.
- Device Drivers that allow the operating system to communicate with hardware devices, like printers, mouse, keyboards etc.
- Application software that users interact with directly, such as web browsers, games etc.
- Programming software that developers use to create, and maintain other software.