Whenever people think about computers, they are most likely
thinking about the computer machine such as the television-like monitor screen,
the keyboard to type on, the printer which produces copies of text-and-graphics
material, and the computer housing called “the box” which contains the
electronic parts and circuits (the central processing unit) that receives/
stores data and direct computer operations. The computer machine or hardware is
naturally an attention-getter.
It’s more difficult to realize, however, that the
computer hardware can hardly be useful without the program or system that tells
what the computer machine should do. This is called software.
There are two kinds of software:
1. The system software. This is the operating system
that is found or bundled inside all computer machines.
2. The application software. This contains the system
that commands the particular task or solves a particular problem.
In turn the applications software may be:
(a) A custom software that is made for specific
tasks often by large corporations.
(b) A commercial software packaged for personal
computers that helps with a variety of tasks such as writing papers,
calculating numbers, drawing graphs, playing games, and so much more.
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating system produced
by the Microsoft, it is an operating system between the user and the
computer.
Instructional software
Can be visited on the Internet or can be bought from
software shops or dealers. The teacher through his school should decide on the
best computer-based instructional (CBI) materials for the school resource
collection. But beware since CBIs need much improvement, while web-based
educational resources are either extremely good or what is complete garbage.
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