What is Software?

Software and hard-wares make two very important aspects of the computer with the help of which it performs all its tasks. While hard-wares are the physical tangible parts of the computer, the software form the intangible components that are directly related with making the hard-wares do what they are supposed to do. Computer software are very essential to perform various tasks in the computer. One can say that it is a collection of computer programs that provide instructions to the computer with regard to what task to perform and how to perform it. Software contains a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and their documentation.\