Why Software is Important?

Why Software is Important?

Undoubtedly software is playing a vital role in all the field of life these days. We can see
many software applications being operated around us in our daily routine.

Some of the major areas in which software has played an important role are identified as
under.

• Business decision-making: Software systems have played a major role in businesses where you have to analyze your data and on the basis of that analysis you have to make business decisions. This  process of data analysis and decision-making has become very accurate and easy by the use of software.
• Modern scientific investigation and engineering problem solving: Scientific investigations and engineering problem solving require an intensive amount of  calculations and data analysis. The accuracy of these analyses is also very important in scientific applications. This process has become very easy and accurate by the use of software. For example software systems are becoming more involved in bioinformatic and the process of DNA decoding is only possible by the use of software systems. Similarly many astronomical observations are being recorded and analyzed by the software systems these days.
• Games: We see many computer games these days that interests people of all ages. All these games are drive through software systems.
• Embedded systems: We see many kinds of gadgets being employed in our daily used things, like small micro controllers used in our cars, televisions, microwave ovens etc. All these systems are controlled through the software.

Similarly in many other fields like education, office automation, Internet applications etc, software is being used. Due to its central importance and massive use in many fields it is contributing a lot in terms of economic activity started by the software products. Billions and trillions of dollars are being invested in this field throughout the world every year.