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Introduction to Software. Software. Types of software. Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Which is which?. Summary. Operating systems turn electronic parts into computers we can use.
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Summary • Operating systems turn electronic parts into computers we can use. • Applications software lets us perform the tasks we need to do. It cannot run without an operating system. • Generic software is multi-purpose, such as spreadsheets. • Specialist software has a single purpose, such as accounts. • Bespoke software is specially written, like passport application processing. • Utilities software does useful things, like checking for viruses. • All the software packages above are written in code which is generated by programming software.