Mr Conti 28th March 2014 Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
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A series of steps designed to solve a mathematical or other problem A set of commands that a processor can recognise and act upon A stored set of instructions for a computer to execute The programs that run on a computer Software designed to carry out a useful real-world task A combination of hardware and operating system that supports the running of particular applications. ALGORITHM INSTRUCTIONS PROGRAM SOFTWARE APPLICATION PLATFORM Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
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A series of steps designed to solve a mathematical or other problem A set of commands that a processor can recognise and act upon A stored set of instructions for a computer to execute The programs that run on a computer Software designed to carry out a useful real-world task A combination of hardware and operating system that supports the running of particular applications. ALGORITHM INSTRUCTIONS PROGRAM SOFTWARE APPLICATION PLATFORM Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
Software is written by programmers using programming languages. Programming languages themselves are software. There are hundreds of different programming languages and more are being developed all the time. Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
Despite the huge variety of software that already exists, it can be roughly divided into two major categories; 1. System software is software written to control and make use of the hardware. 2. Applications are what computer users buy computers for. These are programs which do real-world tasks that the users want. Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
A program that controls the hardware. It is the first thing a computer looks for when it is switched on. Examples of these are OSX, Windows, DOS and Linux. Programs designed for end-users to do the jobs they need. Types include generic, specialist and bespoke. Utilities software packages perform specific tasks that are usually related to managing system resources. Some of the programs are provided as part of the operating system, and others are purchased separately. Examples of these are Anti-Virus, Firewall, filter and File Converter. Just as people use different languages to communicate, so do computers. Programming software provides the computer with a set of instructions so it can understand. Examples of these are Basic, Logo, C++ and Visual Basic. OPERATING SYSTEM APPLICATION SOFTWARE UTILITIES SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic –will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
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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. Lesson Aim To learn about different types of software that are produced for computer systems. Lesson Outcomes Good – will be able to define what software is. Great – will be able to give examples of system software, applications and utilities. Fantastic – will be able to demonstrate different ways in which software can be sourced and supplied.
Computer --- Pupil Resources (T:) --- ICT --- Mr Conti --- Year Mr Conti --- Computing --- Task 2 Work independently Put the following types of software into the correct category. Save your work in your area
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