Outline of software
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to software:
Software – collection of computer programs and related data that provides the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. Software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some purposes. In other words, software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system. The term was coined to contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to hardware, software "cannot be touched".[1] Software is also sometimes used in a more narrow sense, meaning application software only. Sometimes the term includes data that has not traditionally been associated with computers, such as film, tapes, and records.[2]
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[edit] What type of thing is software?
Software can be described as all of the following:
[edit] Types of software
- Application software – end-user applications of computers such as word processors or video games, and ERP software for groups of users.
- Business software
- Computer-aided design
- Databases
- Decision-making software
- Educational software
- Image editing
- Industrial automation
- Mathematical software
- Medical software
- Molecular modeling software
- Quantum chemistry and solid state physics software
- Simulation software
- Spreadsheets
- Telecommunications (i.e., the Internet and everything that flows on it)
- Video editing software
- Video games
- Word processors
- Middleware controls and co-ordinates distributed systems.
- Programming languages – define the syntax and semantics of computer programs. For example, many mature banking applications were written in the COBOL language, originally invented in 1959. Newer applications are often written in more modern programming languages.
- System software – provides the basic functions for computer usage and helps run the computer hardware and system. It includes a combination of the following:
- Teachware – any special breed of software or other means of product dedicated to education purposes in software engineering and beyond in general education.[3]
- Testware – any software for testing hardware or software.
- Firmware – low-level software often stored on electrically programmable memory devices. Firmware is given its name because it is treated like hardware and run ("executed") by other software programs. Firmware often is not accessible for change by other entities but the developers' enterprises.
- Shrinkware is the older name given to consumer-purchased software, because it was often sold in retail stores in a shrink-wrapped box.
- Device drivers – control parts of computers such as disk drives, printers, CD drives, or computer monitors.
- Programming tools – assist a programmer in writing computer programs, and software using various programming languages in a more convenient way. The tools include:
- Compilers
- Debuggers
- Interpreters
- Linkers
- Text editors
- Integrated development environment (IDE) – single application for managing all of these functions.
[edit] Software products
[edit] By publisher
[edit] By genre
- List of software categories
- List of antivirus software
- List of computer algebra systems
- List of computer simulation software
- List of concept mapping software
- List of content management systems
- List of graphing software
- List of operating systems
- List of protein structure prediction software
- List of mind mapping software
- List of molecular graphics systems
- List of numerical analysis software
- List of optimization software
- List of quantum chemistry and solid state physics software
- List of system dynamics software
- List of statistical packages
- List of web browsers
[edit] Comparisons
- Comparison of instant messaging clients
- Comparison of Internet forum software (ASP)
- Comparison of internet forum software (other)
- Comparison of Internet forum software (PHP)
- Comparison of issue tracking systems
- Comparison of network monitoring systems
- Comparison of web application frameworks
[edit] History of software
- History of software engineering
- History of free and open-source software
- History of software configuration management
- History of programming languages
- History of operating systems
- History of the web browser
[edit] Software development
Main article: Outline of software development
- Software development – development of a software product, which entails computer programming (process of writing and maintaining the source code), but also encompasses a planned and structured process from the conception of the desired software to its final manifestation.[4] Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products.[5]
[edit] Computer programming
Main article: Outline of computer programming
[edit] Software engineering
Main article: Outline of software engineering
[edit] Software distribution
- Software licenses
- Revenue models
- Delivery methods
- Scams
- End of software life cycle
[edit] Software industry
[edit] Software publications
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[edit] Persons influential in software
[edit] See also
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Custom software
- Functional specification
- Marketing strategies for product software
- Service-Oriented Modeling Framework
- Bus factor
- Capability Maturity Model
- Software publisher
- User experience
[edit] References
- ^ "Wordreference.com: WordNet 2.0". Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. http://www.wordreference.com/definition/software. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
- ^ "software..(n.d.).". Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/software. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Translation 'teachware'". http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/teachware.html.
- ^ http://www.bestpricecomputers.co.uk/glossary/application-development.htm
- ^ DRM Associates (2002). "New Product Development Glossary". http://www.npd-solutions.com/glossary.html. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
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