| In this high-tech world, anything that can be stored is | | | | To make learning fun, educational computer softwares |
| termed as "software". The storage devices and | | | | are in much demand. The approach of teaching by |
| display devices are hardware. In general terms, | | | | means of games are used in tutorials in which learners |
| computer software is defined as a collection of | | | | competes with themselves. Such a software appeals |
| computer programmes, procedures and | | | | to persons of all ages but particularly to young children, |
| documentation that performs some tasks on a | | | | who can learn skills related to reading and arithmetic. |
| computer system. The term includes application | | | | Older children and adults can learn or improve on a |
| software such as a word processor which perform | | | | wide variety of more mature skills. |
| productive task for users, system software such as | | | | With the advent of technology, people are becoming |
| an operating system, which interfaces with the | | | | tech-savvy. Even kids know computers like back of |
| hardware to provide the necessary services for | | | | their hands. With online shopping stores becoming a |
| application software, and middleware, which controls | | | | rage, people are in awe of using more and more of |
| and co-ordinates distributed system. | | | | computer softwares. There are many educational |
| Computers cannot do any useful work without | | | | softwares available online. One just needs to |
| instructions from the software; thus a combination of | | | | download these softwares and make the most out of |
| software and hardware is necessary to do any | | | | it. Young children are benfiting most out of this |
| computerized work. A program must tell the computer | | | | scenario. This not only makes them understand the |
| each of the tasks to be performed, in a framework of | | | | nitty-gritties of the practical world but also helps them |
| logic, so that the computer knows exactly what to do | | | | in becoming a better human being. |
| and when to do it. | | | | |