Computer blog

In this learning unit you will be introduced to hardware and software.
After completion of this unit, you will able to understand about: Definition
of software, History of software, Definition of hardware, History of
hardware,  Identify types of hardware, Role of hardware in computer
system, Identify Different hardware components in a computer ,Examine
hardware of a network, Compare software and hardware

1. Definition of Software

Software is a set of instructions that tells the computer what to do and how to do it.

2. History of Software

The term “software” was introduced in the late 1950s and was soon
adopted throughout the industry. Coined by statistician John Tukey, the
term became a catchall, user-friendly term for the work of computer
programmers who were using terminology ranging from “computer
program” to “code.”