What is Software?

What is Software?

When we write a program for computer we named it as software. But software is not just
a program; many things other than the program are also included in software.
Some of the constituted items of software are described below.

• Program: The program or code itself is definitely included in the software.
• Data: The data on which the program operates is also considered as part of the software.
• Documentation: Another very important thing that most of us forget is documentation. All the documents related to the software are also considered as part of the software.

So the software is not just the code written in Cobol, Java, Fortran or C++. It also
includes the data and all the documentation related to the program.