Software can be defined more narrowly as the instructions executed by the computer hardware, or more broadly including … See more

A host of earlier inventions were necessary for the creation of software, including mathematics—especially binary and decimal number systems, and zero—alphabets, writing, mechanical calculators, boolean algebra… See more

There are two main types of software:
• Operating systems are "the layer of software that manages a computer's resources for its users and their applications". There are three main purposes that an operating s… See more

Software companies aim to deliver a high-quality product on time and under budget. A challenge is that software development effort estimation is often inaccurate. Software development begins by conceiving the project… See more

Software quality is defined as meeting the stated requirements as well as customer expectations. Quality is an overarching term that can refer to a code's correct and efficient behavior, its reusability and portability, … See more

Programming languages are the format in which software is written. Since the 1950s, thousands of different programming languages have been invented; some have been in use for decades, while others have fallen into d… See more