Computer Skills

 
 
 
 
 
Lecture by: Mr.Saad S. Naif

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The definition of Software

Software is organized a collections of

computer data and instructions that can
be stored electronically in the memory
to telling the computer what to do and
how to do it. It’s used to described
programs that enable the computer to
function.

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Types of Softwares
. System software it’s includes the operating
System like (windows xp, windows 7) of
responsible for controlling, and managing the
hardware components and applications software of
a computer system so the users of the system see it
as a functional unit Without having knowledge with
the details such as transferring data from memory to
disk, or returning text onto a display, disk
formatters, file managers, text editors, user
authentication (login) and management tools, and
networking and device control software.
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 Loader is the part of an operating system that is
responsible for loading system boot into the memory
and preparing for execution until the system is rebooted,
shut down, or powered off,

Linker is a program that takes one or more objects

generated by system from the library into a single
executable program before execution .
The main functions of an operating
system
1. Boot-up the computer.
2.Control the hard drives: like formatting
disks, saving files to disk or read files
from disk.
3.Control input devices such as
keyboards, mice and scanners
4.Control output devices such as the
video display and printers
The main functions of an operating
system
5. Provide the functionality for
computers to be linked in a network.
6. Enable application software to access
and use the hardware
Types of Softwares
. Application software: is software used
for programs that enable the user to do a
specific objectives such as create a
document, use a database. the application
software consist a small collection of
programs installed with the system such as
an image viewer, text processing system, or
a larger collection of independent programs
that have shared data format, such as
Microsoft Office, which consists of word
processor, spreadsheet, database, etc.
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
is designed to simplify the work of the
user whether they are using the
operating system or an application
program by representing programs,
commands, files. The interface
consists of a screen with a number of
icons or menus. Functions are
executed by clicking with the mouse.
The advantages of using a GUI
1. Quicker to learn.
2. Hides the complexity from the user.
3. Simplifies using several applications
at the same time.