Software, on a broader scale, refers to any electronic media content. The term computer software is the term used to describe computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform specific tasks on a computer system. The term is also used to describe software applications or software, system software such as operating systems and middleware software which controls and co-ordinates distributed systems.

Computer Software is can be considered as the language of computers. There is a wide range of software, and are divided into three different types: System software, application software and software programming.

System Software runs a computer system, including all components contained in the system. This software uses a computer to interpret the input data from external sources that the machine can understand. The software works with your computer’s hardware and operating system, computer diagnostic tools, device drivers, utilities and more. Automatically we could think of operating systems, when mentioning the word systems operating system software running on your computer. Most popular operating systems today are those manufactured by Microsoft. Other competing operating systems are open source software OSs such as Linux and Unix.

Programming Software provides the tools to help programmers to create programs and computer software. These tools use different programming languages and include packers, interpreters, debuggers, text editors and compilers. All these tools are a suite of software via the integrated development environment or IDE. These IDEs are graphical user interface that simplifies programming, eliminating the need for programmers to type multiple commands for compiling, interpreting, debug, trace and perform other tasks on their code.

Application software provides a way for computer users perform specific tasks. Common applications include medical software, databases, computer games, industrial automation, business and educational programs. Different types of applications you can further subdivide the software performance-also known as tools, this includes programs that can be used to produce spreadsheets, documents, databases and other products. Productivity software most commonly used is MS Office Microsoft; Educational software-includes programs that provide an alternative method of teaching. This includes the drill and practice, problem-solving program, tutorial, presentation programs, and links; Multimedia-typically includes any program used for viewing or editing images, audio clips, video clips, graphics and other content; and the game-as the name suggests, games, computer programs, primarily used as a basis of entertainment.